Overview
- In early June Pozzolo was involved in a single-vehicle crash on the Biella–Cossato expressway and walked away uninjured, and police later say a breath test found alcohol above the legal limit.
- On June 29 the Prefecture of Biella suspended his licence for one year, which doubles the standard six-month minimum for such cases.
- The prefectural order also requires Pozzolo to undergo an examination by a medical commission as part of the administrative process.
- Pozzolo has blamed a sudden storm and aquaplaning after driving post-lunch and has told ANSA he has already filed an appeal against the suspension.
- Reporting began in the local edition of La Stampa and was confirmed to ANSA; the case is being read alongside Pozzolo’s recent move from Fratelli d’Italia to Futuro Nazionale and a prior first-instance conviction for illegal weapons possession.