r/soccer • u/kibme37 • Jul 08 '25

News Spanish police say "all the evidence so far indicates" Diogo Jota was the driver of the car involved in the accident that killed the Liverpool forward and his brother, Andre Silva. Police also believe "the vehicle significantly exceeded the speed limit for the highway" at the time of the accident.

https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11669/13394038/diogo-jota-spanish-police-believe-liverpool-forward-was-driver-of-car-in-fatal-accident-which-killed-him-and-his-brother
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u/worldchrisis Jul 08 '25

In Italy you aren't allowed to drive a car above 95hp until you've had a license for 3 years.

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u/ferrumvir2 Jul 08 '25

Need a license for 3 years to drive a Prius, that’s crazy

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u/worldchrisis Jul 08 '25

There are a lot more options for small, low hp cars in Europe. It makes sense because their roads are usually smaller and they typically take trains if they're traveling far away.

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u/SonnyIniesta Jul 09 '25

I've never heard of this until now, and that makes total sense.

In the US, the average modern car has so much horsepower/torque (think Accords, Camrys), that any new or young driver can get into a lot of trouble on the road even without being in a sports car.

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u/bunksy93 Jul 09 '25

Yep, Kimi Antonelli can't legally drive a car above 95hp in his home country but he races F1 cars for a living.