Senna Trial Set

Tue., Dec. 17, 1996

Compiled From Wire Services

The head of a top Formula One racing team was ordered in Italy to stand trial Feb. 20 on manslaughter charges in connection with the 1994 death of star driver Ayrton Senna.

Frank Williams, the chairman and managing director of the Williams-

Renault team, and five others are to be tried in Imola, which is 20 miles outside Bologna and the site of the fatal crash.

Senna, a Brazilian, died of head injuries when his Williams car smashed into a concrete wall early in the San Marino Grand Prix on May 1, 1994.

According to the indictment, the Italian news agency ANSA reported, the crash stemmed from a “badly done” modification of the steering column, which broke. The experts also concluded the accident was worsened by track conditions.

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