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Spanish Erasmus Student, 20, Dies After Naples Crosswalk Collision With 18-Year-Old’s SUV

Authorities have launched a road-crash inquiry focused on forensic reconstruction and toxicology testing.

Overview

  • Police say Saray Arias Fernandez was struck around 2 a.m. on Corso Umberto I while using a marked crosswalk.
  • The 20-year-old was taken to Ospedale del Mare for emergency decompressive craniotomy and died shortly before 8 a.m.
  • The driver, an 18-year-old in a Range Rover Evoque, stopped at the scene and underwent routine toxicology checks.
  • His licence was withdrawn and the SUV was seized as investigators reconstruct the dynamics and review signals, speed and phone use.
  • Witnesses described the vehicle as traveling at very high speed, and local reporting says the driver was reported for vehicular homicide.