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'Maximum penalty': License of driver in NAIA car crash revoked for 4 years; penalty set at P2,000 - LTO

Published May 23, 2025 10:16 am
(Photo: LTO)
(Photo: LTO)

The Land Transportation Office (LTO) said Friday, May 23, that it has revoked the license of the driver of a black sports utility vehicle (SUV) behind a fatal car crash at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) earlier this month.

In a statement, LTO Chief Asst. Sec. Vigor D. Mendoza II stated that the 47-year-old driver from Batangas was found guilty of reckless driving and fined P2,000 in addition to having his license revoked for four years for being an “improper person to operate a motor vehicle.”

Mendoza signed a five-page decision finalizing the penalties meted out to the driver.

The LTO chief said the penalties imposed on the driver are the maximum allowed under the law.

To recall, a black Ford Everest driven by the suspect rammed into the departure entrance of NAIA Terminal 1 last May 4, killing a four-year-old daughter of an overseas Filipino worker (OFW) and a 29-year-old man, and injuring four others.

Following the incident, the LTO issued a show cause order (SCO) on the registered owner and driver of the SUV.

“The driver, however, did not submit any statement to defend himself or explain his side on the charges of reckless driving and being an improper person to operate a motor vehicle,” the LTO said.

Under Rule I(e) of the Joint Administrative Order No. 2014-01 to which the driver was penalized, it provides that driving a motor vehicle that endangers the property, or the safety or rights of a person is reckless driving and carries a penalty amounting to P2,000.

“Applying the above-mentioned provisions and jurisprudence to the facts of the case, the respondent-driver committed reckless driving that endangers the property or the safety or rights of the victim, given the gravity of his actions,” the decision read.

Mendoza explained that the driver’s acts of having no due diligence in driving, which caused the incident that resulted in the death of two non-passengers and injuries to four other victims, and damage to property, are considered “unacceptable behavior of a driver and is punishable by revocation of a license under the Republic Act 4136 or the Land Transportation and Traffic Code.”

In the same decision, the LTO stressed anew that driving is not a right but a privilege that can be revoked anytime in cases of violations of the existing laws and road safety rules and regulations.

Meanwhile, the driver was reportedly released from detention at the NAIA Police Station 1 after posting a P100,000 bail.

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