Italian Court Sentences Ex Highway Chief to 12 Years' Jail Over Genoa Bridge Disaster The Italian court's decision to sentence Giovanni Castellucci, the former head of Italy's highway authority, to 12 years in prison marks a long overdue reckoning for those responsible for one of the country's most catastrophic infrastructure disasters.
The collapse of the Morandi Bridge in Genoa on August 14, 2018, left 43 people dead and a trail of devastation.
The bridge's demise was not merely an accident – it was a tragedy waiting to happen due to inadequate maintenance, cost cutting measures, and systemic neglect that had rendered the structure vulnerable to failure.