Italian police, in cooperation with German authorities, identified this Friday the truck of German nationality that ran over and killed the former Italian cyclist. Davide Rebellin around the municipality of Montebello Vicentino (Vicenza, northeast) on Wednesday, November 30.
Rebellin, 51, who ended his sports career more than a month and a half ago, was riding his bike when he was hit by a truck that continued on its route and lost track.
The 50-year-old trucker was well aware of the severity of the situation when he got out of the vehicle and immediately got on board to continue his journey, according to Vincenza Prosecutor’s Officethanks to the testimonies of the people who helped the cyclist when he was run over.
Using footage from a nearby security camera, the vehicle was identified and, in collaboration with the Italian, Austrian and Slovenian Tax Agencies and the Center for Police Cooperation, it was found to be owned by a German shipping company with his staff to a driver who was in Italy working on November 30, the Prosecutor’s Office said in a statement.
The driver, the brother of the owner of the transport company, has already been sentenced by the Italian Court of Foggia (south) for not providing assistance after a road accident to the people affected in 2001, while in 2014 his permit was revoked. Chieti (middle east) for driving while drunk.
The Vincenza Prosecutor’s Office, which will now continue to carry out the autopsy of Rebellin’s body, continues the investigative work for the exact reconstruction of the events.
Source: La Verdad
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