Moroccan truck driver gets one year for fatal hit-and-run in Italy; victim’s family awarded €1 million
The truck was travelling on a street where trucks were banned at that time. The driver had also exceeded the permitted driving hours. Three years after a pedestrian was killed in Genoa, the victim’s relatives have secured substantial compensation.
In Italy, the family of Maria Mercedes Huayamave Moran, a 50-year-old Ecuadorian woman fatally struck by a truck in May 2023, has been awarded one million euros in compensation. The driver, a 46-year-old Moroccan man, was convicted of road homicide and failure to render assistance, the Italian news agency ANSA reported on October 29.
The accident happened on May 10, 2023, in the Cornigliano district of Genoa. That morning, the driver was behind the wheel of a truck stuck in a line of vehicles on Via Cornigliano. When traffic started moving again, he set off without seeing a woman crossing at a crosswalk with another person.
Maria Mercedes Huayamave Moran was crushed by the truck and died at the scene. Investigations revealed several traffic violations.
According to Ivan Marinangeli, a representative of Giesse, the company assisting the victim’s relatives, the driver had exceeded the maximum permitted driving hours. His truck was also travelling on a road closed to heavy goods vehicles between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.—the exact time of the accident.
He leaves the scene without rendering assistance
The driver’s conduct after the accident was also held against him. According to Giesse, the man got out of his vehicle and then walked away without calling emergency services, while the victim was still beneath the truck.
The driver was tried under Italy’s expedited criminal procedure and convicted of road homicide and failure to render assistance. His driver’s licence was revoked.
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Maria Mercedes Huayamave Moran’s siblings received assistance from Giesse with their compensation claim. Ecuador’s Consulate General has also supported them since 2025, including with proceedings related to the case.
