A festive evening in the middle of summer and a Maserati which speeds towards Caselle airport. The police intercept and stop the car which is speeding. The Juventus defender is driving Daniele Rugani and he’s not sober.
The trial of Juventus footballer Daniele Rugani will open on May 23: the defender was arrested in the summer of 2023 for driving while intoxicated. Police patrols found him with a blood alcohol level three times the legal limit Corso Grosseto in Turin.
The police ordered him to stop at a checkpoint. The first measurement recorded 1.56 grams of alcohol per liter of blood, which then dropped to 1.54 in the second attempt. Three times above the threshold allowed by law. Rugani was reported at large.
He could have closed the accounts by paying the 5 thousand euros of the criminal conviction he received. Instead she decided to oppose it. And he didn’t even show up at the hearing where he could ask for custody from social services.
Instead, he decided to oppose it and so yesterday, Thursday 2 May 2024, the trial began before judge Roberto Ruscello. The latter rejected the request for probation formulated by the lawyers
footballer, who would have preferred to serve his sentence with community service. The next hearing is set for May 23: Rugani could intervene personally to assert his reasons.
The defense intends to contest the sanction on the merits. Even with the help of expert reports.
The penalty for this type of crime can lead to up to one year in prison, a fine of 9 thousand euros and a two-year suspension of the driving licence. The judge had imposed a fine of 5 thousand euros on Rugani, through a criminal conviction decree, which however the footballer had resorted to with the intention of requesting probation. However, the request was presented outside the established deadlines, projecting him towards the trial.
