Overview
- The victims were identified as Michele Pirozzi, 29, and Maria Magliocco, 24, whose car plunged about 200 meters from the Ripe Rosse road in Montecorice after a collision.
- Rescuers located the destroyed Volkswagen Polo near the water at night using a Guardia Costiera patrol boat, with firefighters’ SAF teams, Naples divers, an autogru and a helicopter conducting complex recovery operations.
- The Citroën driver suffered minor injuries, tested negative for alcohol and positive for drugs according to investigators, and provided a statement to the carabinieri.
- Carabinieri from Agropoli carried out on‑scene forensic work to reconstruct the dynamics, and authorities placed the Citroën under seizure as part of the inquiry.
- Investigators are also assessing a reported dispute at a local medical outpost shortly before the crash, as the couple had been returning toward Agnone Cilento.