Overview

• The victim, identified as Marta Giannelli from the Milan area, died at the scene after being struck on via Fabio Severo around 22:30 Friday.
• Witnesses report the Jeep did not brake and that the impact threw her more than ten meters.
• The SUV came to rest on the central traffic island, knocking down railings in the Barriera Nuova stretch near the university.
• The driver is a man from Trieste, according to initial reports, and investigators are gathering statements and checking nearby cameras.
• It remains unclear whether she was on a marked crossing, and one outlet reports she held a chemistry research grant at the University of Trieste after a master’s at the University of Milan.