Truck driver accused of killing Davide Rebellin requests 3-year plea deal

Davide Rebellin at the 2015 GP Bruno Beghelli
Davide Rebellin at the 2015 GP Bruno Beghelli (Image credit: Getty Images)

The German truck driver suspected of killing Davide Rebellin in a hit-and-run incident last year has asked for a plea deal.

The lawyer of Wolfgang Rieke, who is currently detained in prison in Vicenza, Italy following extradition from his native Germany, has requested a sentence of three years for his client, down from a sentence of six-and-a-half years.

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