India, July 13 -- Vivian Spohr, wife of Lufthansa CEO Carsten Spohr, has left Italy and flown back to Germany after a hit-and-run case that led to the death of a 24-year-old babysitter. According to a report in La Repubblica, 24-year-old Gaia Costa was struck by a BMW SUV being driven by Vivian Spohr, the 51-year-old wife of Lufthansa chairman and CEO Carsten Spohr.

The fatal accident occurred last Tuesday. La Repubblica reported that Vivian has already left the Italian island of Sardinia and gone back to Germany despite being under investigation. A New York Post report added that she had no legal requirement to stay in Sardinia.

"Vivian Spohr, who was involved in the tragic death, expresses her dismay and deep regret over this very ser...