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Milan Police Detain 29-Year-Old in Fatal Crosswalk Hit-and-Run

Police used cameras, rental records, then phone data to identify a 29-year-old now held on suspicion of vehicular homicide.

Overview

  • Franco Bertolotti, reported as 86–87, was struck around noon Wednesday at Via Fratelli Bronzetti and Via Macedonio Melloni and died shortly after reaching Policlinico.
  • Initial reconstructions indicate a white van hit him on the crosswalk and dragged him for roughly ten meters before the driver fled.
  • Investigators found a rented white Citroën Berlingo abandoned about three kilometers from the scene with front-end damage.
  • Officers located the suspect in Segrate on Thursday morning and placed him under a fermo on counts of vehicular homicide and failure to render aid.
  • Judicial review of the detention is pending as forensic and video analyses proceed, with residents planning an evening vigil calling for safer streets.