Lufthansa CEO Carsten Spohr‘s wife drove on a 24-year-old babysitter during the holiday in Sardinia.
The babysitter has now died as a result of the injuries.
– She expresses her despair and deep regret about this very serious accident, says her lawyer.
Vivian Spohr and Carsten Spohr often vacation in Sardinia.
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Gaia Costa, 24, was seriously injured in the accident and died shortly thereafter.
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Flowers have been laid at the site where the 24-year-old was hit.
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51-year-old Vivian Alexandra Spohr was on holiday in the Luxury Resort of Porto Cervo in Sardinia when she drove over the babysitter Gaia Costa, 24. The incident occurred on Tuesday when the babysitter was going over a pedestrian crossing.
According to the newspaper Corriere News Costa must have seen a BMW drive against her and lift her arm to pay attention to the driver. The violent collision that followed resulted in her punching her head and suffering severe brain damage.
When the ambulance was in place, the 24-year-old was still alive, but 20 minutes later she died as a result of the injuries.
Is investigated for causing the death of another
Spohr should have continued to drive the car a few meters before she stopped. When she stepped out and saw what had happened, she was so shocked that she fainted, according to witnesses in place.
“Vivian Spohr, who was involved in the tragic death, expresses his despair and deep remorse over this very serious accident,” her lawyer Angelo Merlini told Italian The Republic.
She is now being investigated for the death of another’s death by Italian police, but has now flown home to Berlin. The lawyer believes that she will cooperate fully in the investigation.
According to reports, Spohr had neither alcohol nor drugs in the blood at the occurrence of the accident. They continue to investigate surveillance materials and the history of Spohr’s phone to investigate whether she was distracted in the accident.
Italian media reports that the accident has raised reactions in social media. Vivian Spohr, who himself is the manager, is well known in Germany.
Together with her husband, Lufthansa CEO Carsten Spohr, and children she must have visited the resort in Sardinia for ten years.