Overview
- Assistant Chief Coordinator Aniello Scarpati, 47, died at the scene, and colleague Ciro Cozzolino, 38, remains hospitalized in intensive care with a reserved prognosis after surgery for a pelvic fracture.
- Police arrested 28-year-old Tommaso Severino about 12 hours after the crash, tracing him to a hospital where toxicology tests detected cocaine.
- The BMW X4 was a rental carrying six people, three of them minors, and all occupants left the scene before some sought treatment for minor injuries at local hospitals.
- Severino faces charges of aggravated omicidio stradale and omissione di soccorso, with two adult passengers under review by the Torre Annunziata prosecutor and three minors referred to juvenile authorities.
- Investigators from the local commissariato, Naples Squadra Mobile and Polizia Stradale are analyzing surveillance footage indicating very high speed, alongside medical and rental records, while the town prepares a day of mourning.