The Land Transportation Office (LTO) has served show-cause orders (SCOs) against the driver and the owner of a sports utility vehicle that was involved in a recent viral road rage incident with a bicycle rider in Marikina City.
In the video, the SUV hit the rider of the bicycle. The driver then alighted from the SUV at the pedestrian lane and engaged the bike rider in a fistfight, which obstructed traffic in the area.
LTO chief Vigor Mendoza II said the bicycle rider was also invited to the LTO-National Capital Region office and was requested to submit a notarized written complaint and other supporting documents as part of the agency’s investigation.
LTO-NCR director Roque Verzosa III issued the separate SCOs to the registered owner and the driver of the white Nissan Patrol (plate number NFY-4437). He directed them to submit notarized affidavits stating why they should not be held liable for violations of Republic Act 4136 or the Land Transportation and Traffic Code.
Both the registered owner and the driver of the SUV are facing cases of reckless driving, obstruction of traffic, and improper person to operate a motor vehicle under RA 4136, and disregarding traffic signs under Joint Administrative Order No. 2014-01.
The order was served to the registered owner of the SUV in Novaliches, Quezon City, while the SCO for the driver was served at his house in Antipolo City.
Mendoza said the registration of the vehicle would be preventively suspended for 90 days unless the case is resolved earlier.
