The popular YouTube group had to drive a Lamborghini SUV for 50 straight hours.
The fatal accident occurred in the Italian capital, Rome, on Wednesday last week.
It was YouTube star Matteo Di Pietro (20) who was behind the wheel when they collided with a car with a mother and two brothers.
The mother and her four-year-old sister were seriously injured. Five-year-old brother Manuel died.
There were four passengers in the car, a woman and three men. According to the news agency, all five must belong to the YouTube group ‘The Borderline’ and be in their early 20s. I forget.
They are said to have taken part in a challenge that entailed driving for 50 straight hours – in a Lamborghini SUV. It is written in Swedish aftonbladet.
“The Borderline” has 600,000 subscribers on YouTube and nearly 300,000 followers on TikTok. The group consists of Italian YouTubers who face more or less serious challenges.
On Friday, police searched Di Pietro’s home. Suspected of negligent homicide in traffic.
According to information in several Italian media outlets, he should have tested positive for cannabis. It is the most common illegal drug.
His mobile phone will be analyzed to see if he took any videos before, during or after the accident, Ansa writes. Passengers’ mobile phones will also be checked for circumstances surrounding the accident.
Police are collecting witness statements, and will search the YouTube group’s headquarters.
In a YouTube video, the group wrote that they were shutting down their social media accounts.
“The tragedy that occurred is of such depth that it makes it morally impossible for us to continue,” the statement reads.
They also write that their thoughts go to the five-year-old boy.
Discuss legislative changes
The fatal accident received a lot of attention in Italy.
Italy’s Transport Minister Matteo Salvini wrote on Facebook that he could have proposed and approved new traffic rules, but that “now when we are faced with this kind of stupidity, which becomes a tragedy, we can do nothing,” the reports say. Watchman.
Italy is still debating changes to the law after the fatal crash. According to The Guardian, Prime Minister Georgia Meloni’s government is considering a law that will target those who “glorify illegal activity,” for example, by posting videos of them on social media.
– The goal will be to fight a phenomenon in which young people encourage violence or do something criminal through digital channels with the aim of getting some likes without thinking about the risks, Andrea Ostellari of the Italian Ministry of Justice tells It’s a message.
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