The man drove drunk into a group of German tourists in January 2020. The 30-year-old was charged with manslaughter and bodily harm.
A 30-year-old South Tyrolean man was sentenced to seven years in prison on Friday following a traffic accident with seven deaths in Luttach, South Tyrol, in 2020. This was confirmed to APA in the afternoon. The man allegedly drove drunk into a group of German tourists one night in January. The driver was charged with manslaughter and bodily injury. The judgment is not final.
The South Tyrolean was convicted in the first instance as part of an abbreviated trial. According to a report from the online portal “stol.it”, the man had left the courtroom before the verdict was read. The defendant faces up to 18 years in prison.