Naples, dead crushed by pine tree in Vomero: firefighter also sentenced

Naples. For the death of Cristina Alongi, the young mother crushed by a fallen pine tree on Via Aniello Falcone in Naples on the morning of June 10, 2013, the judges of the Second Court of Appeal of Naples also sentenced firefighter Tiziano Fucci to one year and six months in prison for manslaughter. He was acquitted in the first instance, as was traffic policeman Marino Reccia. On appeal, the judges found him guilty because he failed to take action to eliminate the danger after a report was made. The conviction of Naples City Council agronomist Cinzia Piccioni, the only person found guilty in the first trial, was upheld. According to the judges of the second instance, what happened that day could have been avoided because the maritime pine in the gardens on Via Falcone could have been removed or made safe as early as May 23, when the owner of a local bar called the fire department's emergency number to report the tree's condition.