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Two Women Killed at Naples Crosswalk as 34-Year-Old Driver Is Detained

Police are testing the detained driver for alcohol and drugs.

Overview

  • The pedestrians were struck on Corso Garibaldi near Porta Nolana while using a marked crossing.
  • One woman died at the scene and the other died after arrival at Ospedale del Mare.
  • Municipal police say the Mercedes driver, a Naples resident, was stopped and taken for toxicology and alcohol screening.
  • Witnesses reported the car was traveling at high speed, and the vehicle came to rest after hitting three parked cars as all involved vehicles were seized.
  • Authorities cordoned the area for technical inspections to reconstruct speed and crash dynamics, and formal identification of the foreign victims is still pending with differing reports on nationality.