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Investigators Scrutinize Driver’s Phone and Video in Fatal A1 Ambulance Crash

Forensic teams are examining the driver’s cellphone video pending alcohol test results to support new vehicular homicide charges.

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Overview

  • Prosecutors in Arezzo have charged the 58-year-old truck driver with multiple counts of vehicular homicide and negligent injuries after the August 4 collision killed three and injured 14.
  • Polizia postale agents are probing when and how the driver’s precrash video was uploaded to his YouTube channel to assess potential distraction.
  • Forensic specialists are analyzing the driver’s cellphone data alongside black box recordings and road footage to investigate the absence of brake marks and explore medical or distraction scenarios.
  • Authorities are awaiting results of alcohol tests conducted during the driver’s hospitalization at Careggi Hospital to determine any impairment at the time of impact.
  • Local funerals have been held for the two Misericordia volunteers and their patient, and the crash’s location in a properly signaled slow-traffic zone has intensified scrutiny of motorway safety measures.