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Milan Dawn Crash Leaves 20-Year-Old Dead as Probe Targets Unlicensed Suspected Driver

Video footage together with a hospital witness led investigators to treat the Mercedes occupant as the driver.

Overview

  • A Mercedes Classe G SUV and an Opel Corsa collided around 6:30 a.m. on viale Fulvio Testi at the Via Esperia junction in Milan.
  • Pietro Silva Orrego, 20, died at Niguarda after emergency surgery and intensive care, according to hospital reports cited by Italian media.
  • Three others were injured, including a 30-year-old woman now in critical condition, a 23-year-old taken to San Raffaele, and the 32-year-old Opel driver taken to Fatebenefratelli.
  • Police say the 20-year-old found at the scene lacks a driving licence and initially claimed he had come off a tram to help, but CCTV, a shoe recovered in the SUV and a hospital identification pointed to him as the Mercedes driver.
  • The Opel driver tested positive on an initial drug pretest, with confirmatory toxicology pending as the Polizia Locale and prosecutor continue the investigation.