Truck driver accused of Davide Rebellin hit-and-run death to be extradited to Italy

Davide Rebellin
Davide Rebellin at the 2014 Giro dell'Emilia (Image credit: Getty)

A German court has approved the extradition to Italy of the truck driver suspected of causing Davide Rebellin’s death in a hit-and-run incident near Vicenza on November 30 last year.

Tuttobiciweb reports that a court in Hamm has agreed to a request from magistrates in Vicenza for the extradition of Wolfgang Rieke to stand trial for vehicular homicide, though the precise timing of his transfer to Italy has not yet been confirmed.

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Barry Ryan is Head of Features at Cyclingnews. He has covered professional cycling since 2010, reporting from the Tour de France, Giro d’Italia and events from Argentina to Japan. His writing has appeared in The Independent, Procycling and Cycling Plus. He is the author of The Ascent: Sean Kelly, Stephen Roche and the Rise of Irish Cycling’s Golden Generation, published by Gill Books.