ACTING Transportation Secretary Giovanni Lopez ordered the lifetime revocation of the license of the driver of a sport utility vehicle (SUV) who deliberately rammed a student on a motorcycle in Teresa, Rizal which went viral on social media.
In a statement on Wednesday, Lopez said he ordered the Land Transportation Office (LTO) to locate the driver in line with President Marcos’s directive to ensure accountability of drivers who endanger the lives of all road users.
‘Ang driver na iyan ay walang karapatan magmaneho sa kalsada. Sabihin na nating totoo mang nasagi ang kanyang sasakyan. Tama bang habulin at bundulin mo iyong bata? [That driver has no place on the country’s roads. Let’s say the student did hit their vehicle. Is it right for him to chase and ram the kid?]’ he said.
In addition, Lopez will speak to the family of the victim and will provide the services of a lawyer to file a case against the driver.
‘No amount of explanation can justify his actions. Mas may edad siya, dapat alam niya kung ano ang tama [He is older, he should know what’s right],’ he said.
The DOTr is coordinating with the National Police (PNP) to investigate the said incident.
The LTO will also issue a show-cause order against the driver and owner of the vehicle involved in the incident.
In a video sent to the DOTr, a dark-colored SUV was caught on CCTV cameras deliberately ramming a student on a motorcycle in two separate incidents.
The student managed to remain on his motorcycle and drove away after being rammed by the SUV in the first video, but fell off the motorcycle during the second ramming, with the SUV dragging the motorcycle several feet before stopping.