Overview

• Diego Lapaine, 71, a former school vice-principal, died at the scene despite resuscitation attempts by passersby and SUEM personnel.
• The collision occurred around 16:40 Monday on via Trento in Lancenigo di Villorba after a Fiat 500 entered the opposite lane and hit the cyclist.
• Police say the driver is 18, unlicensed, and reportedly took his mother’s car without her knowledge, with witnesses describing him as in shock.
• The Treviso prosecutor opened an omicidio stradale case, declined to order arrest as the youth is unconvicted and did not flee, and cited multiple traffic violations under review.
• Both vehicles were placed under seizure as investigators analyze surveillance footage and assess preliminary hypotheses including high speed, a speed-bump impact, inexperience or distraction, with residents warning the stretch is risky.