Pedestrian accident injuries in Italy: what the motorist
risks?
When talking about "pedestrian accident", first of all
you must know the configurable hypotheses of crime regarding the
motorist, that is, what are the consequences when the driver of the
car hits a person.
In light of the new features introduced, the attributable crimes
are as follows:
- traffic murder,
introduced by Law No.41/2016 and regulated by the provisions of
Article 589 bis of Criminal Code.
More in detail, anyone who causes the death of a person through
fault (negligence, imprudence or inexperience), due to a conduct
held in violation of the traffic code, responds to the crime of
traffic murder.
