The Land Transportation Office has placed under alarm a Toyota Hi-Ace van after its driver tried to intimidate a traffic enforcer by namedropping a Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) official in a confrontation in front of La Salle Green Hills, San Juan City last Aug. 8.
LTO chief Vigor Mendoza II said an investigation is ongoing to identify the woman driver who berated an MMDA officer for stopping her from cutting the line of vehicles in front of the school.
“Once we establish her identity and confirm that she has a driver’s license, it will be subjected to a 90-day suspension. If she has none or her license is expired, the problem will be worse,” Mendoza said.
The LTO has already issued a show-cause order to the company that owns the van. Mendoza noted that the move is in line with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s directive to strictly enforce discipline among motorists.
The vehicle’s owner has been instructed to appear at the LTO central office in Quezon City on Aug. 28 with the driver. The firm was also ordered to explain in writing why it should not be penalized for allowing a discourteous driver to operate its vehicle. The woman may face charges of traffic obstruction and being an improper person to drive.
