Colleagues Stand by the Accused in Aspi Case
A Harrowing Tale: The Fatal A26 Accident and the Ensuing Trial
Let's dive into the gritty details of the tragic incident that took place on the A26 in Carpignano Sesia on the crisp September night of 2020. The lives of two young, passionate soccer enthusiasts, Simonluca Agazzone and Matteo Ravetto, aged 39 and 32 respectively, were abruptly snuffed out when their vehicle crashed into a herd of wild boars. The defendant in this heart-wrenching tale is Matteo Preda, a 41-year-old engineer and coordinator of the maintenance center of Arona of Aspi, Autostrade per l'Italia, who now stands trial for manslaughter.
Preda's legal representative, Andrea Corsaro, has already offered compensations to the families of the deceased players, with an advance payment. It's a cat and mouse game between the prosecution and the defense, each trying to prove their version of events.
Witnesses called by the defense, including managers and technicians of Autostrade, underscored that routine inspections and checks are carried out on the A26 and similar stretches. The responsibility for maintenance decisions, however, lies with the exercise manager, a higher-up than Preda. The defense aims to prove Preda's innocence, asserting that at the time of the incident, he was not even in the organizational hierarchy's first-line. "Preda's role," one of the witnesses explained, "was to oversee the regularity of traffic and related scenarios, and intervene to restore order in the event of incidents, like this one."
Now, for the controversial bits - the prosecution alleges that gaps in the fence were the cause of the wild boars entering the highway. In such cases, according to guidelines, the session for networking restoration, even involving external teams if the intervention is complex, should be activated. The coordinator must request the team and report the dispatch. However, Preda's defense witnesses claim the fence complied with ministerial norms, even if observing the increase in ungulates' presence had prompted new precautions. For the prosecution, these omissions led to negligence, as an unattended gap in the fence was the pathway for the wild boars.
The trial will reconvene in September, with consultants. Until then, the truth remains veiled, and the family, friends, and loved ones of Simonluca and Matteo are left in a world of grief and uncertainty.
- In the general news, discussions about the ongoing trial for the fatal car-accident on the A26 in Carpignano Sesia focus on the average compensation being offered by the defense to the families of the victims, who were soccer enthusiasts, Simonluca Agazzone and Matteo Ravetto.
- As the trial progresses, both the prosecution and the defense offer conflicting accounts about the cause of the accidents: the prosecution alleges that gaps in the fence led to the entry of wild boars onto the highway, whereas the defense claims that the fence complied with ministerial norms despite an increase in ungulates' presence.
- While the trial is on hold, awaiting consultants in September, the families of Simonluca Agazzone and Matteo Ravetto, along with their friends and loved ones, continue to live in a world of grief and uncertainty, hoping for a resolution that brings justice to their tragedy.
