Overview
- Police say the 22-year-old climbed onto a friend’s car hood as a game, lost his grip when the vehicle moved, fell onto the asphalt and suffered a fatal head injury.
- The victim has been identified as Pio Domenico Fazzolari, who lived in the town and would have turned 23 in July.
- The driver, described as a long-time friend and work colleague, is formally under investigation for omicidio stradale, which is Italy’s charge for vehicular homicide.
- Emergency medical teams performed prolonged resuscitation but the young man died and his body is at the Civil Hospital of Brescia pending an autopsy ordered by the duty magistrate.
- Investigators reported negative toxicology and alcohol tests for the three people in the car and say they are also examining whether a social-media stunt or other factors played a role, a line of inquiry that could shape any charges or safety warnings.