An American tourist has suffered $26,000 in damage from an e-scooter on Rome’s historic Spanish Steps.
The incident, which took place around 3:45 am on Friday, was filmed by a passerby, the footage of which later went viral. Published on Tuesday by several Italian news sites.
In the footage, an unidentified woman, whom Italian authorities said was a 28-year-old American tourist, in a fit of rage, toppled a rented e-scooter down the stairs.
the police finally caught The 28-year-old and an unidentified male partner, who can be seen rolling their scooters down floor stairs in the footage, have been featured in films such as the Aubrey Hepbrun-led 1953 classic Roman Holiday.
Police said the man was also an American, aged 29.
The Spanish Steps serve as one of the safest tourist destinations in the Italian capital, with police stopping people from sitting on them in 2018.
An American tourist has suffered $25,000 in damages after an e-scooter crashed on Rome’s historic Spanish Steps.
The 28-year-old and his 29-year-old male partner were fined by police after footage showed they decided to launch a hired vehicle beneath an 18th-century UNESCO World Heritage site.
The pair were reportedly fined $400 by police, who tracked down the pair after viewing footage that showed them walking down the stairs of a hired vehicle – which dates back to the 18th century. UNESCO world Heritage Site.
An unidentified passerby recorded the woman struggling down the stairs with the scooty, where he pushed instead of carrying her down and saw her hit a recently refurbished stone.
Police said Tuesday that the couple were barred from returning to the famous monument, which was done in 2015 as part of a $1.5 million restoration project financed by upmarket jeweler Bulgari.
Police said security camera footage captured from the spot helped police trace the couple. The lawmakers did not reveal the name of any of the criminals.
It came a few weeks after a 37-year-old Saudi businessman drove a Maserati down the Spanish Steps after ‘taking the wrong turn’.
The tourist told Corriere della Serra: ‘Yes, it was me who drove the car down the Spanish Steps. But I just took a wrong turn.
The pair are banned from ever returning to the famous monument, which began a $1.5 million restoration project in 2015
He said he didn’t think it was “so serious” after the famous site was demolished.
The businessman was on his way home with a Romanian woman he met at a nightclub when he ran down the stairs, then tried to turn them upside down.
She was forced to call a tow truck before a passerby helped her get the car back on the road.
The steps, designed by architect Francesco de Sanctis between 1723 and 1726, and dominated by the Trinita dei Monti church at the top, are a UNESCO site.
The Spanish Embassy is also located at the top of the stairs, lending the site its name.
The stairs and top are dominated by the Trinita dei Monti church, designed between 1723 and 1726 by the architect Francesco de Sanctis, a UNESCO site.
The incident comes at a time when tourist numbers in the Italian capital have returned to normal due to the pandemic, with the city’s cultural sites now thronging.
Although the city’s return to pre-pandemic policies has seen tourists flouting limits on the number of tourists allowed, two Dutch visitors have been fined more than $1,000 for stepping into the city’s Trevi fountain – the first amid the pandemic. Once upon a time a common occurrence.
Venice has also become a popular target for misbehaving visitors, with police asking last summer to renew crackdowns on tourists, saying their return has displayed ‘signs of urban decline’.
Those fined included a French tourist who boated along the iconic Grand Canal on a stand-up paddleboard, a practice that was outlawed in 2018, and two German women who were dressed in bikinis by the San Ste Church. was. She used to sunbathe.
The pair were fined €250 – just under $300 for the violation.
Italian authorities have yet to comment on the incident.