He shielded himself from the gaze of passers-by by placing his hands on his face to hide his tears. Mauro Santopietroan actor known for his role as a father in a viral TV commercial, moments after hearing the sentence with which he pleaded guilty a sentenced to 5 months and 10 days per road homicide. His responsibility for the prosecution: having provoked the ma motorcyclist’s dream for parking the car in no parking. After the tears, he said goodbye to everyone, asking once again for forgiveness from the family of the victim, Riccardo Fortuna58 years old, married, entrepreneur. Finally Santopietro, dressed in a T-shirt and shorts, disappeared in an elevator, irritated and in pain.
The actor will not be able to drive for a year
The judge who pronounced the plea bargaining sentence was the GUP, who, at the end of the hearing, explained the reason for the favorable opinion on the plea bargaining proposal put forward by the PM Maurizio Arcuri and the defense:clear causal link between the car parked in a no-parking zone and death. As an accessory penalty Santopietro will not be able to drive for a yearsince the preliminary hearing judge has suspended his license starting from the day the plea bargain sentence becomes final. Which, in this case, means within two weeks. tragedy dates back to September 28, 2022, when the actor parks a friend’s car in front of one of the entrances of Villa Pamphilj in Via Aurelia Antica at number 183. It’s around ten in the morning, when she locks her car and enters the park to walk her dog. However, she made a mistake: she parked her friend’s Toyota in no parkingcomplete with a sign. Didn’t he notice? Was he convinced that parking was permitted given the number of cars parked in single file along Via Aurelia like his? Irrelevant elements, given the presence of the sign.
The tragedy
While Santopietro is walking in the park, tragedy strikes. A person crosses the road as he arrives, riding his Piaggio BeverlyRiccardo Fortuna who sees it and tries to avoid it. Unfortunately the entrepreneur loses control of the motorbikeslips and violently crashes into Santopietro’s car. Which should not have been parked there. The impact is devastating. The victim – whose family members are represented as civil parties by the lawyer Eduardo Auricchio – is rescued immediately by an ambulance which happens right at that moment. The internal injurieshowever, leave no escape for the entrepreneur. When he returns from walking his dog, Santopietro discovers the tragedy.
