Former Road Maintenance Manager Sentenced to 12 Years for Genoa Bridge Collapse
An Italian court sentenced former Autostrade per Italia CEO Giovanni Castellucci to 12 years in prison for the 2018 Genoa Morandi bridge collapse that killed 43 people.
On Thursday, an Italian court sentenced Giovanni Castellucci, the former head of the highway maintenance company Autostrade per Italia, to 12 years in prison in connection with the 2018 collapse of the Morandi bridge in Genoa. The disaster killed 43 people. The sentence was handed down after a trial that lasted several years. Castellucci was found guilty of failing to ensure the bridge's safety and maintenance.
The collapse of the Morandi bridge was one of Italy's worst infrastructure failures. It occurred in August 2018 and sparked public outrage and investigations into the state of the country's roads and bridges. Castellucci, who led the company responsible for highway maintenance, is the first senior executive to be convicted in this case. The verdict is seen as a landmark decision, holding corporate leaders accountable for large-scale accidents.
