Giovanni Castellucci

Giovanni Castellucci, the former CEO of Italy's main highway operator, Autostrade per l'Italia (Aspi), has been sentenced to 12 years in prison. This conviction stems from the 2018 collapse of the Morandi bridge in Genoa, an incident that tragically claimed the lives of 43 people. Castellucci received the longest sentence among the 32 defendants convicted in the trial. He was found guilty of vehicle homicide and negligence. The collapse occurred during a rainstorm on August 15, 2018, when a section of the vital motorway bridge, which runs through the port city, gave way. The court's verdict marks a significant development in the legal proceedings following the disaster, holding a key figure in the highway operator accountable for the catastrophic event.