Driver who killed Davide Rebellin sentenced to four years in prison

Davide Rebellin passed away in late November 2022, right after finishing an illusttious and extremely long career as a professional cyclist. It was a big tragedy in Italy as the veteran was hit by a vehicle, and the driver escaped the scene. Two years later, the driver has been sentenced to jail.

It has been a long process which began with the fact that the 64-year old man escaped the scene and the country after the incident occured. However, Germany extradited him back to Italy for trial where he was charged with involuntary manslaughter and failure to assist a person in need. Wolfgang R. was sentenced to four years in prison as a result of the accident.