Overview
- The collision on Sunday around 1:30 p.m. on Stradelli Guelfi near via Pallavicini fatally injured cyclist Ettore Pausini, 78.
- The car fled the scene and was later found abandoned about two kilometres away in the Pilastro area, then seized by carabinieri.
- Police identified the vehicle’s owner, who said he was not driving, and the car did not appear to be stolen.
- A 29-year-old presented himself to the Polizia Locale and was reported in stato di libertà, with the case forwarded to the public prosecutor.
- Investigators are reviewing CCTV and witness accounts to reconstruct the crash as Bologna and Solarolo mourn a well-known barber and cancer-survivor advocate.