ANCONA – An overtaking where he couldn’t and the front. Four people were injured, three of whom had a reserved prognosis, and traffic was at a standstill which had paralyzed the city. Three cars involved, one had caught fire. The accident occurred on Via Flaminia. It was the afternoon of November 25, 2018, the first Sunday of Christmas shopping. Yesterday the driver of an Oper Corsa, 48 years old, originally from Liberia but resident in Ancona, received a maxi sentence: he received three years for serious road injuries aggravated by drunk driving. He had an alcohol content between 2.73 and 3.44 grams per litre. For this reason he was also sentenced to have his driving license suspended for two years. The sentence arrived in the afternoon, issued by judge Maria Elena Cola.
Driving an Opel Corsa, with three passengers on board (two women, one was also pregnant and a man) the 48-year-old was proceeding from Ancona towards Falconara when he crossed the double continuous line. Ending up in the opposite lane he had collided head-on with an Alfa Mito driven by a 63-year-old man from Fabriano who was unharmed. The hit car had ended up against a Fiat Punto. This driver was also not injured. However, all four occupants of the Opel were rescued, including the driver. Three ended up with a reserved prognosis, then the days reported for the traumas dropped to between 20 and 30 days of prognosis. The fourth injured had 10. They had suffered multiple thoracic and abdominal traumas. The accused was defended by the lawyer Annalisa Galeazzi.
