US tourist throws scooter down Rome’s Spanish Steps, causing €25,000 damage

Incident at world heritage site comes fortnight after another tourist drove a Maserati down the steps

An American tourist has caused 25,000 (21,000) worth of damage after hurling her electric scooter down Rome's Spanish Steps.

The incident was filmed by a passerby in the early hours of Friday. Police later caught up with the 28-year-old and fined her and a 29-year-old male companion, who had wheeled his e-scooter down the 18th-century marble steps.