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Wife of Lufthansa CEO fatally runs down babysitter on vacation — feels ‘dismay and deep regret
NY Post ^ | July 11, 2025, | y Zoe Hussain and Ariel Zilber

Posted on 07/11/2025 11:48:23 AM PDT by BenLurkin

The wife of Lufthansa airline’s billionaire CEO fatally ran down a babysitter while on vacation in Sardinia — then flew home to Germany while under investigation for vehicular homicide, according to reports.

Vivian Alexandra Spohr, 51 — the wife of CEO Carsten Spohr — was behind the wheel of a BMW X5 on Tuesday afternoon when she struck Gaia Costa, 24, on a pedestrian crosswalk in the upscale Italian resort town of Porto Cervo, according to Corriere News.

Spohr allegedly continued driving until onlookers waved her down...

Spohr was formally identified as being under investigation for involuntary manslaughter — but the mom of two had already flown home to Berlin, Germany, according to the reports.

The CEO’s wife tested negative for alcohol or drugs, according to the reports, which said investigators are analyzing surveillance footage and Spohr’s phone records to see if she was distracted at the time.

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


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1 posted on 07/11/2025 11:48:23 AM PDT by BenLurkin
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Not guilty.

2 posted on 07/11/2025 11:48:36 AM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is opinion or satire. Or both.)
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To: BenLurkin

Big legged woman ain’t got no soul.


3 posted on 07/11/2025 11:50:25 AM PDT by JZelle
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To: BenLurkin

Ran down the babysitter.
Flew home.
Feels regret.

Things are just different for the very rich.


4 posted on 07/11/2025 11:51:09 AM PDT by ClearCase_guy
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To: BenLurkin

She meant to do that, it seems.


5 posted on 07/11/2025 11:51:38 AM PDT by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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To: BenLurkin

This storyline sounds vaguely familiar......................


6 posted on 07/11/2025 11:51:45 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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To: Red Badger

Harry Dunn...?

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-49984737


7 posted on 07/11/2025 11:54:27 AM PDT by mewzilla (Swing away, Mr. President, swing away!)
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To: BenLurkin

Dang SUVs!


8 posted on 07/11/2025 11:55:56 AM PDT by rktman (Destroy America from within? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this💩? 🚫💉! 🇮🇱👍!)
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To: BenLurkin

Classic German beauty. High IQ, good genes. Reminds me of Bo Derek.


9 posted on 07/11/2025 11:56:40 AM PDT by nwrep
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To: BenLurkin

A “pedestrian crosswalk” not at an intersection, as is the case here, is a recipe for people getting mowed down.

You just don’t expect it.

When I went to California on business about 30 years ago I was driving just after dark on an unfamiliar road and all of a sudden there was a person standing in the middle of the road right in front of me. I slammed on the brakes and the ABS kicked in and stopped the car about five feet from him. I had never encountered a crosswalk without an intersection in any place I had ever lived, and I just didn’t expect it.

Thank God for anti-lock brakes.


10 posted on 07/11/2025 11:56:59 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (Democrats are the Party of racism, anger, hate and violence.)
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To: mewzilla

Yep!.......................


11 posted on 07/11/2025 12:00:29 PM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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To: Red Badger
This storyline sounds vaguely familiar......................

Not her babysitter. Just a poor young woman who was on her way to a babysitting job.

12 posted on 07/11/2025 12:01:14 PM PDT by IYAS9YAS (There are two kinds of people: Those who can extrapolate from incomplete data.)
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To: JZelle
Big legged woman ain’t got no soul.

It's a perspective artifact of using a wide-angle lens close to the subjects.

13 posted on 07/11/2025 12:01:52 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (Democrats are the Party of racism, anger, hate and violence.)
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To: BenLurkin

Sneaky husband and babysitter plus angry wife?


14 posted on 07/11/2025 12:02:50 PM PDT by ArcadeQuarters (You can't remove RINOs by voting for them!)
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To: nwrep

Where in the story do you get the idea that she has a high IQ.
Unless being a horrible driver is characteristic of high IQ.


15 posted on 07/11/2025 12:05:35 PM PDT by CaptainK ("No matter how cynical you get, it is impossible to keep up” )
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To: ClearCase_guy

I’d add one more thing to your list:

Writes big check to make everything go away.


16 posted on 07/11/2025 12:11:44 PM PDT by Leaning Right (It's morning in America. Again.)
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To: ArcadeQuarters

Correct.


17 posted on 07/11/2025 12:13:18 PM PDT by No name given ( Anonymous is who you’ll know me as)
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To: JZelle

At all.


18 posted on 07/11/2025 12:13:39 PM PDT by No name given ( Anonymous is who you’ll know me as)
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To: ClearCase_guy
Things are just different for the very rich.

I wouldn't have been allowed to go anywhere. But I'm a nobody.

19 posted on 07/11/2025 12:15:02 PM PDT by BipolarBob (I tried pushing the envelope but it remained stationery.)
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To: BenLurkin

Husband and babysitter likely another story...


20 posted on 07/11/2025 12:19:43 PM PDT by 9YearLurker
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