Overview

• The collision occurred shortly after 5:30 a.m. on via Porpora at the crossing with via Ingegnoli in east Milan.
• The victim was identified as Matteo Barone, 25, originally from Poggibonsi and living in Milan, who died at Policlinico after being transported in critical condition.
• The 26-year-old officer driving a Lancia Y stopped at the scene and was taken in code green to the Città Studi clinic for checks.
• Municipal police, coordinated by prosecutor Maurizio Ascione, arrested the driver on a vehicular homicide charge after a 0.63 g/l blood alcohol result, above Italy’s 0.5 limit.
• Investigators cite failure to yield at the crosswalk and possible speeding, with witness accounts and on-scene measurements indicating the victim was on the marked crossing.