Letizia Bonuglia, 45, who is employed in the heart of the Square Mile as a Gasoline Med Broker - specialising in the Mediterranean market - then repeated the racial slur when challenged.
Fortunately, her words were captured on the victim’s dash cam and Bonuglia - who lives in a £900,000 apartment in Cambridge Mansions, near Battersea Park - was arrested and charged.
At Wimbledon Magistrates’ Court she pleaded guilty to one count of racially aggravated harassment in York Road, Wandsworth on June 23.
Prosecutor Nathan Fuller told the court there was a line of traffic, including Bonuglia, approaching Wandsworth roundabout when victim Carlos Wilson used the bus line to drive past on the inside.
“He was undertaking a number of vehicles, including this defendant, and at the lights they came to a stop and there was a disagreement between the two of them.
“He said he was allowed to drive down the inside and she called the victim a ‘f***ing n*****,’ and when he asked her if that is what she said, she repeated the words: ‘Yes. You’re a n*****.’
“Both of them called the police and officers describe this defendant as ‘distressed and crying’.
“She said the other driver had tried to crash into her, but this is not true.”
Bench Chairman Gilles Casse announced: “This has been described as a form of road rage and a ten to thirty second burst of anger as a result of someone driving in the bus lane and then attempting to cut across.”
He told Bonuglia, who attended Sapienza University, Rome: “We are going to fine you. We have heard what you earn and give you credit for your guilty plea.
“We will be uplifting the fine due to the racial element.”
Bonuglia was fined £2,800, with £85 costs and ordered to pay a £1,120 victim surcharge.
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