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Italy investigates US servicewoman in crash that killed teen
https://apnews.com/article/homicide-italy-4713fc0b10d00e43cf7fbc09e1313a9aItaly investigates US servicewoman in crash that killed teen
By FRANCES D'EMILIO
August 22, 2022 GMT
ROME (AP) — Italian authorities Monday were investigating a U.S. servicewoman, stationed at an air base in northern Italy, for alleged vehicular homicide in the death of a 15-year-old boy struck by a car on a town road.
The woman was driving a car which crashed into the curb at the edge of a roundabout about 2:30 a.m. Sunday in the town of Porcia, about 15 kilometers (9 miles) from Aviano base, Italian media said.
Giovanni Zanier was chatting with two friends on a cycling path near the road, when he was hit and his body tossed dozens of meters (yards) away by the impact, Corriere della Sera said. He died while being transferred to a hospital. His friends were uninjured.
U.S. military authorities expressed “deepest condolences” and said they are working closely with Italian law enforcement. “The young man’s family and the local community are in our hearts and prayers,” said a written statement from base authorities. They declined to give any details, and U.S. authorities didn’t identify the woman.
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By FRANCES D'EMILIO
August 22, 2022 GMT
ROME (AP) — Italian authorities Monday were investigating a U.S. servicewoman, stationed at an air base in northern Italy, for alleged vehicular homicide in the death of a 15-year-old boy struck by a car on a town road.
The woman was driving a car which crashed into the curb at the edge of a roundabout about 2:30 a.m. Sunday in the town of Porcia, about 15 kilometers (9 miles) from Aviano base, Italian media said.
Giovanni Zanier was chatting with two friends on a cycling path near the road, when he was hit and his body tossed dozens of meters (yards) away by the impact, Corriere della Sera said. He died while being transferred to a hospital. His friends were uninjured.
U.S. military authorities expressed “deepest condolences” and said they are working closely with Italian law enforcement. “The young man’s family and the local community are in our hearts and prayers,” said a written statement from base authorities. They declined to give any details, and U.S. authorities didn’t identify the woman.
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