Mother wants U.S. soldier tried in Italy for son’s death

This image launched by Italian firefighters on Aug. 22, 2022, reveals the automotive pushed by a U.S. servicewoman, which crashed into the curb on the fringe of a roundabout Sunday within the city of Porcia, in northern Italy, inflicting the demise of a 15-year-old boy.

(Italian Firefighters by way of Related Press)

MILAN — 

The mom of a 15-year-old Italian boy killed after being struck by a automotive pushed by a U.S. servicewoman from the Aviano Air Base is demanding that the case be tried in Italy, and never by a U.S. navy courtroom.

The demise of Giovanni Zanier is being investigated by Italian authorities, however as a result of a U.S. service member is concerned, the case may very well be turned over to the navy beneath an Italian-U.S. navy treaty.

The 20-year-old lady was beneath home arrest for investigation of vehicular murder. Toxicology exams confirmed she was driving with 4 occasions the authorized restrict of alcohol, Italian media have reported.

The boy’s mom, Barbara Scandella, advised Italian dailies on Tuesday that the girl “should be tried in Italy and serve the whole penalty right here.”

“Everyone knows of earlier incidents which have concerned the American navy in horrible accidents right here. The reality is in these areas, they'll do what they need and stay unpunished,’’ Scandella was quoted as saying by Rome each day La Repubblica. She made related feedback to Corriere della Sera.

In 1998, a U.S. pilot taking off from Aviano severed a ski-lift cable with a navy jet whereas flying too low, killing 20 folks. He was court-martialed by a U.S. navy courtroom, and acquitted on 20 counts of manslaughter in a case that provoked nationwide outrage in Italy and strained relations with the US.

Within the newest case, the girl was driving a automotive that crashed into the curb on the fringe of a roundabout at about 2:30 a.m. Sunday within the city of Porcia, about 9 miles from the Aviano base in northeastern Italy, Italian media stated.

The 15-year-old was chatting with two buddies on a bicycle path, when he was hit and his physique tossed dozens of yards away by the impression, Corriere della Sera reported. He died whereas being transferred to a hospital. His buddies have been unhurt.

U.S. navy authorities expressed their “deepest condolences” and stated they have been working intently with Italian legislation enforcement.