A court in Genoa, Italy, has sentenced former Atlantia CEO Giovanni Castellucci to 12 years in prison for his role in the 2018 collapse of the Morandi Bridge, which claimed the lives of 43 people.
Castellucci was convicted of vehicular homicide and negligence after judges ruled that years of poor maintenance and ignored safety warnings contributed to one of Italy's worst infrastructure disasters.
The court also sentenced former Autostrade maintenance chief Michele Donferri Mitelli to 11 years in prison, while former SPEA engineering CEO Antonino Galata received five years and six months.
In total, 32 defendants were convicted, while 25 others were acquitted or cleared due to the statute of limitations after a trial involving 57 defendants, including executives, engineers, and government officials.
Prosecutors argued that essential repairs were repeatedly delayed despite warnings that the bridge was deteriorating, allowing the company to continue generating profits. The defence maintained that a hidden construction defect, rather than poor maintenance, caused the collapse.
The Morandi Bridge, inaugurated in 1967, collapsed on August 14, 2018, sending dozens of vehicles plunging about 50 metres (160 feet) onto warehouses and a riverbed below. The tragedy sparked nationwide scrutiny of Italy's ageing infrastructure and bridge safety standards.
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