A single-judge court in Nocera Inferiore has convicted a motorist of vehicular homicide and injuries over a 2018 crash on State Road 18 between Nocera Superiore and Cava de’ Tirreni that killed two teenagers, according to Il Mattino.
The victims were Gaetano Vitolo, 18, and Raffaele Rossi, 17, both residents of Sant’Egidio del Monte Albino. Rossi died at the scene, while Vitolo died about twenty days later, according to Il Mattino and SalernoToday.
The crash involved an Opel Astra and a Fiat Punto carrying five young people. According to SalernoToday, prosecutors alleged that the defendant failed to reduce speed and made two overtaking manoeuvres across a double solid line.
Investigations also pointed to possible responsibility on the part of the car carrying the victims, which may have entered or occupied the opposite lane, according to both outlets.
The court sentenced the defendant to one year in prison with a suspended sentence. The prosecution had requested two years and nine months, and the defence may appeal, according to Il Mattino.
