A municipal employee of Scicli, Pino La Guardia, 56 years old, the mayor’s driver, died in a road accident which occurred this afternoon on the Modica-Pozzallo state road 194 at kilometer 104. He was riding his bike when, for causes to be ascertained, collided with a car. There was nothing that could be done for him: the 118 staff could do nothing but confirm the man’s death. The Carabinieri intervened on site, while the Ragusa Polstrada carried out investigations to ascertain the dynamics of the accident. Pino La Guardia was a cycling enthusiast and bicycle rides were an almost daily habit during his free time.
From the first indications regarding the dynamics of the accident it seems that Pino La Guardia was hit by a Toyota Celica GT driven by a 31-year-old man from Modica. The car was proceeding in the same direction as La Guardia’s bike. The municipal employee leaves behind his wife, two children and elderly parents.
The death of Pino La Guardia aroused emotion in Scicli where he was well known, not only for his passion for cycling which he cultivated with some very faithful friends.
After investigations by the traffic police, the license of the driver of the Toyota, a 31-year-old resident in the Modica hinterland, on the border with the Rosolini territory, was withdrawn. The investigative hypothesis is that of road homicide.
