The 29-year-old responsible for the accident that took the life of Sara Romano, a 5-year-old, on May 21 has been sentenced to four years in prison. Driving a high-powered SUV, the man ran over the girl at dawn, then fled without providing assistance.
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After days of searching, the person responsible turned himself in spontaneously, collaborating with the investigators. The sentence has caused indignation and pain in the victim's family. “Our daughter's life is not worth four years,” said the father of Sarah Romano, expressing all his bitterness for what he considers an inadequate punishment compared to the gravity of the crime.
The MP Francesco Emilio Borrelli (Green and Left Alliance) also intervened on the matter, to whom the family members turned for a public appeal. “We need harsher penalties and more prevention, but the government seems uninterested in intervening with truly effective measures. The new Highway Code is just a palliative that does not stop the carnage on our roads,” the MP declared.
The accident reignites the debate on the need for radical reforms to ensure greater justice for victims and stop road deaths.
More and more deaths on the streets of Naples due to accidents
“I agree with Sara’s father, a life is not worth four miserable years. The new highway code came into force a few days ago, which I consider an absolutely useless palliative to stop the massacres that continue to occur every day on Italian roads. We need harsher penalties, but they are not enough on their own, we also need more prevention, all measures that this government absolutely does not want to implement.
We need more checks on the streets, we need more speed bumps, we need a serious prevention plan, to be evaluated street by street, Municipality by Municipality. The new rules, however, will not serve to stop this very long trail of blood”. Thus Francesco Emilio Borrelli, deputy of the Green Alliance – Left.
Article published on 1 December 2024 - 08:20
I think the sentence is very unfair and does not represent the value of a life. Four years is too little, and does not solve the problem of road deaths. Safety must be a priority.
I agree with you, Joey. It is sad to see how a person's life can be considered so little. We need to do something to change this situation and make the streets safer for everyone.
The punishment is not proportional to the crime committed, this is clear to everyone. We hope that there will be more actions from the government to prevent these incidents in the future and protect human lives.