“We do not want revenge, but justice”: Plea deal for lorry driver accused of killing Davide Rebellin rejected by Italian court
> Lorry driver accused of killing Davide Rebellin requests plea bargain, in bid to halve proposed prison sentence to three years “It was a nice surprise, we didn’t expect it,” Rebellin’s brother Carlo told La Gazzetta in response to the quashed plea deal. Italian cycling star Rebellin, who retired at the end of the 2022 season at the age of 51 following three decades as a professional rider, had been on a training ride near his home in Montebello Vicentino, northern Italy, on 30 November 2022 when he wasDespite Rieke being quickly identified, the Italian authorities were initially hampered in their efforts to bring Rieke to trial because there is no equivalent in Germany to the Italian law of ‘omocidio stradale’, or ‘traffic homicide’.
Nevertheless, police in Germany continued to work alongside their Italian counterparts in the investigation, and an examination of the lorry Rieke was driving discovered damage consistent with the collision, as well as evidence that it had been cleaned with a concentrated, highly acidic detergent, leading to his arrest and eventual extradition to Italy.We’ve noticed you’re using an ad blocker. If you like road.