The accident occurred shortly after midnight on the 31st in the Vicenza area. According to initial reports, the 72-year-old lady had recently left home. The motorist is now under investigation for vehicular homicide
She died a few minutes after being admitted to hospital Luisa Tessarollo, 72 years old, hit by a car at midnight in via Marangoni in San Zeno di Cassola. The woman she had left the house to watch the New Year’s Eve fireworks when she was hit and killed by a car driven by a young man. The victim was immediately helped by the driver who called 118. The Suem intervened and urgently transferred her to the emergency room in Bassano del Grappa, where she died shortly after. The police were also present to investigate the accident and to take the statement of thethe motorist, now under investigation for the crime of road homicide. The reasons why whoever was behind the wheel did not notice the woman in the street have yet to be clarified: it cannot be ruled out that high speed or a distraction could have had an impact. Among the hypotheses still open, there is also that of driving while intoxicated.
The victim was very well known in the community for being married to him historic shoemaker of the town. However, the Cassola tragedy was not the only effect of the night of celebration. They were in the San Bortolo and San Bassiano hospitals about ten cases of alcohol poisoning were recorded, while no serious injuries related to the explosion of firecrackers or fireworks occurred. The only recorded episode is that of a boy who provoked himself slight injury to the eye due to a spark from a star.
January 1, 2026 (changed January 1, 2026 | 8:09 pm)
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