Daniele Rugani is on trial for driving while intoxicated. The facts date back to last summer, on the night of 21 July 2023, when he was stopped aboard his Maserati by a local police checkpoint in Turin, in Corso Grosseto, and his alcohol test level went beyond the limits permitted by law: first disclosure 1.56, second 1.54, three times the maximum limit. For the Juventus defender, the withdrawal of his driving license and a criminal conviction were immediately triggered, which he could have canceled after two years by immediately paying 5 thousand euros. The footballer instead decided to oppose by going to trial: yesterday judge Roberto Ruscello however rejected the request for probation presented by the lawyers, the next hearing has been set for 23 May 2024.
PROCESS
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Rugani would have preferred to serve the sentence with public utility work, therefore within non-profit associations or bodies as compensation for the damage caused to civil society by his conduct: a request rejected because it was presented outside the maximum time limit. Consequently, the player will have to undergo a trial, with the possibility of involving witnesses and having the support of expert reports. The defense will try to contest the sanction again.
