Overview
- The Prosecutor’s Office of Asti placed Franco Vacchina under house arrest on suspicion of attempting to tamper with evidence linked to the December 11 collision.
- Vacchina, a tire dealer driving a Porsche, is accused of vehicular homicide after rear‑ending a Fiat 500 in which 20‑year‑old Matilde Baldi later died.
- Investigators are reviewing highway surveillance footage and have appointed a crash‑reconstruction expert, with reporting indicating speeds around 212 km/h and alleged violations of Italy’s racing ban under article 9 ter.
- Prosecutors say a second Porsche driver is under investigation for failure to render aid after stopping about 50 meters from the crash and then leaving without assisting.
- Baldi’s organs were donated after her death, and her family has retained its own technical consultant as the judicial inquiry continues.