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Bulldozer Crushes 66-Year-Old Retired Teacher on Cervia Beach; Driver Investigated for Involuntary Manslaughter

The operator was released without restrictions pending the outcome of a saliva test in the manslaughter investigation

Selon le président de la coopérative des sauveteurs locaux, les travaux de nivellement des dunes étaient terminés depuis des semaines.

Overview

  • On May 24, a 66-year-old retired teacher from the Pouilles region was killed when a private bulldozer reversed into her on a Cervia beach during unauthorized work.
  • Driver Lerry Gnoli, 54, did not notice the victim while using the bulldozer for unapproved clearing operations separate from the local lifeguard cooperative.
  • Gnoli, who has a prior vehicular homicide conviction, faces an involuntary manslaughter probe but was freed without precautionary measures.
  • Authorities have ruled out alcohol after a negative breath test and are awaiting saliva analysis to check for possible drug use.
  • Cervia’s mayor and Emilia-Romagna’s president have condemned the unprecedented presence of the unauthorized vehicle on the busy Adriatic shore.