Salerno – Nancy Liliano, accused of road homicide for the death of two carabinieri on duty and an elderly man, victims of a tragic accident, will be tried immediately.
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The Salerno prosecutor's office obtained from the investigating judge the referral to trial without aggravating circumstances, but with the accusation of not having been able to control the vehicle due to high speed.
The accident dates back to the night of April 6 of last year, along the road that connects Eboli to Campagna. According to the reconstruction of the investigators, the Range Rover driven by Liliano was traveling between 128 and 133 km/h, a speed considered incompatible with the conditions of the road.
According to the prosecution, it was precisely the high speed that prevented the woman from controlling the vehicle, causing it to crash first into the police car and then into the elderly man's car, causing the death of three people.
The preliminary investigation judge's decree excluded driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. There is no reference to such circumstances in the order.
The accident and the victims
Among the victims of the tragic impact were the Carabinieri Francesco Pastore and Francesco Ferraro, on duty at the Campagna station, and Cosimo Filantropia, the elderly man involved in the collision. Also seriously injured was Marshal Paolo Volpe, who was driving the Carabinieri car that night hit by the Range Rover.
The investigators, coordinated by the chief prosecutor Giuseppe Borrelli and the deputy prosecutor Luigi Alberto Cannavale, accuse Liliano of negligence, incompetence and imprudence for having violated the highway code by exceeding the speed limit.
According to the prosecution, the car of theaccused, after the impact with the first car, would have accumulated a high amount of kinetic energy, rotating 180 degrees and ending up in the opposite lane, also fatally striking the elderly man.
The trial will open in February before a single judge. Eleven civil parties have been recognized, including the victims' families and Marshal Volpe. The defense of the accused is entrusted to the lawyer Antonio Boffa.
Article published on 31 January 2025 - 08:38
It is a very sad case that of Nancy Liliano, speed is a serious thing and should never be underestimated. We hope that the trial can bring clarity to what happened that night in Salerno.
It is incredible how certain accidents can happen, but it is important that there are consequences for those who do not respect the rules of the road. People's lives are worth more than a moment of recklessness.
The situation is truly tragic and makes us reflect on road safety. It is essential to educate everyone on responsible driving, to prevent similar events from happening in the future.