LTO suspends the license of this viral Hilux driver after doing this to a man pushing a cart.
VIRAL HILUX DRIVER – The Land Transportation Office (LTO) on Monday announced the 90-day suspension of the viral driver.
Land Transportation Office
(LTO) has released a show cause order on Monday, December 15. This is a man driving a Hilux truck who went viral after being caught in a video assaulting a man in front of his minor child.
Based on the show cause order, the LTO said “the driver’s license of the driver operating the subject motor vehicle shall be placed under ninety (90) day preventive suspension, which shall be surrendered immediately upon proper identification, pending investigation of this case.”
LTO Chief Assistant Secretary Markus Lacanilao also warned that the drive may possibly face license revocation.
This incident happened in Antipolo City, Rizal. LTO Chief Lacanilao strongly denounced the driver for attacking a father and his young daughter, who were pushing a cart that struck the white Toyota Hilux.
Based on the viral video circulating online, the driver of the vehicle was seen hitting the man on the head right in front of his minor daughter. In the video, the little girl was crying in fear.
The driver was asked to appear at the LTO office in Quezon City on Wednesday to explain, and was put under alarm status. The LTO stated,
The video that went viral was recorded by a store owner. There was a man who intervened, prompting the vehicle owner to flee after realizing he was being filmed.