Overview
- A Polizia Locale motorcyclist, Francesco Imprezzabile, fell from his service bike and died after pursuing an Audi Q7 that ignored a checkpoint on the night of Monday, June 22.
- Investigators found the abandoned SUV in Pioltello the next morning and detained a 27-year-old man of Albanian origin in Monza who admitted he was driving and said he fled because he had small amounts of hashish.
- The Procura di Milano has opened a probe that includes an autopsy, CCTV review, vehicle forensics and witness statements to reconstruct the crash dynamics and decide whether to press omicidio stradale charges.
- Early checks by investigators have excluded deliberate ramming but indicate the police motorcycle may have been travelling at very high speed during the interception, a detail under technical verification.
- The case has prompted official condolences, a planned municipal day of mourning in Milan, and debate over the risks and equipment for Polizia Locale officers while the new legal category 'fuga pericolosa' is used to justify the arrest.