Overview

• Gaia Costa, a 24-year-old babysitter, died on Tuesday after Spohr’s SUV struck her at a zebra crossing in Porto Cervo, Sardinia, despite emergency services spending 20 minutes attempting resuscitation.
• Spohr was tested for alcohol and drugs at the scene with negative results and was registered as a suspect in a negligent homicide investigation before returning to Munich.
• The seized SUV is undergoing technical inspection and prosecutors have completed an autopsy on Costa’s body to determine the cause of death.
• Investigators are probing whether Spohr was distracted by her phone at the time of the crash and are reviewing CCTV footage alongside her mobile phone records.
• Spohr’s lawyers say she immediately stopped, provided first aid to Costa before fainting from shock, and has expressed deep regret while cooperating fully with Italian authorities.