Overview
- An 81-year-old man identified as Paolo Saibene died at the scene on Via Bergamo in Fenegrò on October 28 as Martínez was driving to training.
- Carabinieri opened a negligent vehicular homicide inquiry, seizing the car and the electric wheelchair and ordering an autopsy and a technical crash reconstruction.
- Initial witness accounts suggest the victim may have suffered a medical episode and abruptly entered Martínez’s lane, but legal responsibility has not been determined.
- Media in Italy report alcohol and drug screens for Martínez were negative, with investigators reviewing speed data, roadway marks, nearby cameras, and the player’s phone.
- Inter canceled a pre-match news conference and signaled support for Martínez, who remained on site, attempted aid, and cooperated with authorities.