Seven years in prison

Seven dead after drunk driving crash: South Tyrolean sentenced

More than four years ago, a drunk driver crashed into a group of tourists in Luttach in South Tyrol and wiped out the lives of seven young people. Now the 30-year-old has had to answer for his actions in court - he has been sentenced to several years in prison. 

Some of the German fatalities were thrown up to 30 meters through the air after the collision with the Audi TT. After the accident, the driver had explained that he had been troubled by his girlfriend's break-up - this would have led him to get behind the wheel of his car despite later being found to be almost two per mille drunk. 

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In court, the young man was accused of involuntary manslaughter and assault. He has now been sentenced to seven years in prison. 

The South Tyrolean was sentenced in the first instance as part of a shortened trial. According to a report on the online portal "stol.it", the man is said to have left the courtroom before the verdict was read out. The accused had been facing up to 18 years in prison.