Suspect in Fatal Venice Boardwalk Crash Pleads Not Guilty

An Italian woman on her honeymoon was killed in the Aug. 3 crash on the famed Venice Boardwalk

A man accused of crashing his car through a crowd of people on the Venice Boardwalk -- killing a Italian woman on her honeymoon and injuring more than a dozen others -- pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to murder and other charges.

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Nathan Louis Campbell, 38, entered his pleas in connection with the Aug. 3 crash on the Venice Boardwalk that killed Alice Gruppioni, 32, who was visiting from Italy on a honeymoon.

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Witnesses said the driver maneuvered around barriers and intentionally aimed at tourists and vendors.

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Campbell's attorney, Philip Dube, has said his client struggled to get the car out of park because of a faulty shift lever, gunned it, then panicked when it lurched forward and hit Gruppioni.

Campbell could face life in prison if he is convicted.

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