Centaur died at age 16 after a car accident: he demanded the condemnation of the driver

COPERTINO (Lecce) – A year of imprisonment recognizing a blame contest also from the victim. This is the application for sentence invoked by the prosecutor Paola Guglielmi for AF 29 years of Copertino, for the death of the young student of only 16 years Emanuele Raganato of Copertino . died on November 16, 2016. The abbreviated sentence of gup Edoardo D & # 39; Ambrosio is scheduled for December after the discussion of the lawyer Daniele Scala, legal defendant.

The accident occurred in & # 39; height of an intersection between via De Gasperi and via Lecce in the inhabited center of Copertino . According to the reconstruction carried out by the local carabineers, the woman driving the car turned to the left, while the young man was heading in the straight line. "For negligence, incompetence and recklessness," A.F. he would have invaded the opposite way, ending against a Gilera Stalker 50 led by the young victim. Raganato tried a desperate braking but the impact, even for the road surface made gluey by the rain, was very violent. The young man died after a few minutes for the trauma reported in the head, chest and abdomen. To understand the violence of the collision, just point out how the 16-year-old helmet was found about 25 meters from the point of impact.

During the investigations, the consultant appointed by the Procura, Lelly Napoli the found cause, the dynamics and the speed of the two vehicles. The young centaur traveled at a speed of about 47 km / h well above the 30 km / h limit on this stretch of urban road. Immediately after the charge was filed, the defense requested an abridged application subject to an integration on the notice that had not been admitted by the GUP. In the process the family members of the young man, the owners of a company specializing in environmental services and well known in Copertino, formed a civil party with lawyers Francesco Calabro and Marco Castelluzzo .