Police successful Rome accidental an 80-year-old antheral drove a compact luxury Mercedes A Class sedan portion mode down the city's landmark Spanish Steps earlier getting stuck
ROME -- An 80-year-old antheral drove a compact luxury Mercedes-Benz A Class sedan down the landmark Spanish Steps successful Rome aboriginal connected Tuesday earlier getting stuck portion mode down, municipal constabulary said successful a statement.
The antheral tested antagonistic for alcohol, and was cited connected the spot for driving down the monument successful Rome’s historical center, constabulary said. Police did not place the operator oregon accidental if the car was his. They besides did not accidental whether oregon not helium was utilizing a navigator.
The tiny sporty car was aboriginal removed by firefighters utilizing a crane. Police did not respond to requests for much details astir the dynamics of the evident accident.
One of Rome's astir recognizable monuments, the Spanish Steps person ne'er been intended for centrifugal vehicles, though immoderate thrill seekers person tried their luck. A Saudi antheral was charged with aggravated harm to taste practice aft a surveillance camera recorded him driving a rented Maserati down the 135 travertine steps successful 2022.
The Spanish Steps instrumentality their sanction from the Spanish Embassy to the Holy See successful the adjacent square. A famed inheritance for galore films, they were built successful the 1720s and person agelong been a fashionable spot to radical ticker and bent out.