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The captain of a speedboat that crashed and killed an American publishing executive in Italy has been sentenced to over four years in prison for manslaughter, according to a report

Adrienne Vaughan, 45, died after being flung from the motorboat off the Amalfi Coast in August 2023

Elio Persico was sentenced after requesting a plea bargain, his attorney Liberato Mazzola told AFP, per CBS News

The captain of a speedboat that crashed and killed an American publishing executive in Italy in August 2023 has been sentenced, according to a report.

On Friday, Nov. 21, Elio Persico, 32, was sentenced to four years and nine months in prison for manslaughter after requesting a plea bargain, his attorney Liberato Mazzola told AFP, per CBS News .

PEOPLE previously reported Adrienne

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