drunk, in an accident he killed a child at 200 an hour – Corriere.it

Two and a half years in prison and four years of license revocation. the sentence imposed on Rai Vloetformer player of Frosinonefor the tragedy that took place in November 2021, the death of little Gio Roos, a 4-year-old boy, due to a road accident near Hoofdorp in North Holland. According to the investigation, the footballer was driving while intoxicated at the speed of 200 km/h and, with his Golf, he hit another car causing the death of the child. He didn’t try to brake or steer, the testimonies of the dramatic story tell.

Vloet’s car, now 27, collided with another, on which a family was traveling who had just landed at Schipol airport, returning from holidays in Tenerifr. One of the children, Gio, died a few hours later in the hospital. Fortunately, the parents, Steffin and Sanne roos, and the one-year-old sister Faye were unharmed. The footballer was in a car with a friend and both were arrested. Initially Vloet tried to make his friend appear as a guide, and then portrayed him.

A few weeks ago the midfielder’s trial ended, now in Russia at Ural in Yekaterinburg: Driving so fast is a deliberate choice. Immediately after the incident, the suspect did everything possible to avoid conviction, the words of the prosecutor. I was working on the cruise control, thought I was going between 130 and 150 when the accident happened. I know I drank two, three glasses of liqueur. I was supposed to spend the night in Amsterdam, but we changed plans: go to Rotterdam. Without thinking about it I started driving. I know that I myself am responsible. I think I was at that party for an hour. Then you don’t realize that the alcohol you’ve consumed is already too much, explained Vloet, capable of playing as an attacking midfielder and central striker.

The Dutchman who grew up in his homeland in Psvthen played for Cambuur, Nac Breda, in noisethen arriving in Italy in the 2018-2019 season. Five appearances in Serie A with Frosinone, before the farewell and the new wanderings with Sint-Truiden, Excelsior, Heracles, Astana and the current Ural in Russia. Two weeks ago in the incident trial, the prosecutor had asked for a three-and-a-half-year prison sentence and a four-year driving ban for Vloet. He was driving at 203 km/h with bloodshot eyes and smelled of alcohol, reads the provision. When will Vloet serve his sentence? Now he plays in Russia: it will be necessary to understand whether or not he will want to appeal. If he fails to do so, then he could expect a court summons to serve his sentence.