The Italian Court of Appeal, on 13 April 2007, stated the following in the verdict numbered 15050: "It has been determined that the accident was caused by a steering column failure.
O Tribunal de Apelación italiano, o 13 de abril de 2007, declarou o seguinte na senténcia número 15050: "Determinouse que o accidente foi causado por un fallo da columna de dirección.