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Italian Negligent Homicide Probe Advances in Sardinia Crash Involving Lufthansa CEO’s Wife

Prosecutors await autopsy findings on Gaia Costa’s death after seizing the SUV for forensic tests

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Overview

  • Italian prosecutors continue a negligent homicide inquiry into a crash that killed 24-year-old Gaia Costa when Vivian Alexandra Spohr’s SUV struck her at a Porto Cervo pedestrian crossing.
  • An autopsy on Costa’s body has been carried out and the seized SUV is undergoing technical inspections after Spohr’s alcohol and drug tests returned negative results.
  • Investigators are reviewing CCTV footage and phone records to determine whether driver distraction contributed to the collision.
  • Spohr returned to Munich after the accident but remains under formal investigation and has pledged full cooperation with Italian judicial authorities.
  • Under Italy’s omicidio stradale laws, drivers can face criminal liability for negligent pedestrian deaths on marked crossings even without evidence of intoxication.