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Italo Ferraro, 85, Dies After Naples Scooter Collision

The case intensifies scrutiny of emergency response times in a city already alarmed by deadly crashes.

Overview

  • Ferraro, an 85-year-old architect and author of the Atlante storico di Napoli, was struck by a scooter Monday evening on Corso Vittorio Emanuele and died in hospital early Tuesday.
  • The crash happened near civic number 532, minutes after he left a nearby gallery event, according to local reports.
  • The scooter was driven by a young woman, reported as either 20 or 27, who was injured, while police seized the vehicle, withdrew her license, and ordered alcohol and drug tests.
  • Witnesses and Deputy Francesco Emilio Borrelli alleged an ambulance delay of about 30 minutes, prompting fresh calls for faster medical response and better street safety.
  • Polizia Locale conducted technical surveys to reconstruct the collision, and authorities placed the body at judicial disposal for a possible autopsy, as Naples also reels from a separate fatal crash on Corso Garibaldi.