Overview
- Emanuele Pozzolo drove his SUV off the superstrada near Vigliano Biellese on Tuesday, June 2, and walked away without serious injury.
- On-scene checks by vigili del fuoco, polizia stradale and emergency medical teams found his blood alcohol level at about twice the Italian legal driving limit.
- Pozzolo told reporters heavy rain and aquaplaning caused the crash and said he should not have been driving, while he voluntarily submitted to alcohol testing.
- The incident compounds a first-instance October 2025 conviction for illegal possession of a mini pistol linked to a New Year’s Eve 2024 shooting and his recent move from Fratelli d'Italia to Futuro Nazionale.
- Authorities have said administrative and potentially criminal measures are expected to follow, and the case is likely to trigger reputational and disciplinary pressure on his new party.