The truck driver accused of causing serious injuries to former F1 driver Alex Zanardi last year has been cleared of any wrongdoing. Marco Ciacci stood trial for his involvement in the incident last June, which saw Zanardi seriously injured and placed into a coma as a result. The Court of Siena exonerated Ciacci at the end of the trial, much to the outrage of the Zanardi family – who felt the driver's actions caused the former Jordan and Williams racer to swerve and suffer severe head injuries, which led to several rounds of neurosurgery. 'There was a lane encroachment by the truck which was decisive for Zanardi's reaction and which caused him to turn right, whereupon he lost control...
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