Anna Grimaldi, 17, dies after being hit on the crosswalk at Capodichino. A 20-year-old man is charged with road homicide.

Naples – Anna Grimaldi, the seventeen-year-old girl who was hit by a car on September 6th at Calata Capodichino, has died. She died yesterday afternoon at Cardarelli Hospital in Naples due to the serious injuries she sustained in the crash. Medical teams are currently proceeding with organ harvesting, a procedure authorized by the family's noble gesture of grief and generosity.

The dynamics reconstructed by the cameras

The incident was shed full light on by video surveillance footage from the area, which had already been acquired and analyzed by the police. That dramatic Saturday evening, Anna was returning home—not far from the crash site—with some friends.

The girl was at the rear of the group and was crossing the road at the pedestrian crossing. While her friends had already reached the opposite sidewalk, Anna was struck head-on by a red car driven by a twenty-year-old. The impact was devastating: the seventeen-year-old hit her head violently against the windshield before being thrown several meters away.

The driver's admission and the seizures

The driver stopped immediately to provide first aid. He later admitted to officers that he had been distracted by his cell phone while driving. Investigators seized both the car and the young man's smartphone, which he subjected to standard drug and alcohol tests to determine his fitness to drive at the time of the crash.

Investigation into road homicide

With the girl's death, the twenty-year-old's criminal liability has inevitably worsened: he is now facing charges of vehicular homicide. The police's investigation documents and findings have already been forwarded to the magistrate on duty, who will decide on the measures to be taken against the driver in the coming hours.

Yet another cross on the streets of Naples

The tragic death of Anna Grimaldi has brought renewed attention to the road safety crisis in Naples and the surrounding province. A trail of blood continues to grow, caused by distracted drivers and disregard for pedestrians, transforming the city's main roads into a scene of constant and unacceptable tragedies.

As a sign of mourning for the girl, who attended the branch of the Vittorio Veneto High School, all the associations of the Madonna dell'Arco and of Saint Rita will not be taking part in their usual processions tomorrow.