They would have tried to save themselves when the SUV they were in crashed into Lake Como, sinking . The accident, which cost the lives of 38-year-old Morgan Algeri and 45-year-old Tiziana Tozzo - on their first date - occurred on the evening of the Epiphany and now the Como prosecutor's office is prosecuting the crime of negligent road homicide .
The fire brigade divers ascertained that, after falling into the water, the two managed to open the driver's side door and unfasten their seat belts but - for reasons yet to be ascertained - they did not return to the surface . Morgan, a flight instructor and expert diver, was trained to deal with a situation like this. On the evening of January 6th he would have perfectly followed the protocol to be applied in similar situations, not only to save himself but also to save Tiziana.
Two hypotheses followed for the accident: that of the breakdown of the car , which would have started suddenly beyond the driver's will , or of human error on the part of the driver himself. In recent days, Algeri had told his sister and ex-girlfriend that the car had problems with the ignition and now it will have to be verified whether this could be in any way linked to the incident.
The hypothesis of a voluntary gesture having been discarded thanks to the reconstruction of the divers, the results of the autopsy are awaited, which will be able to clarify what happened in those dramatic moments. The magistrate coordinating the investigation will assign the task for examination this morning.
(Unioneonline/vf)