LTO revokes license of SUV driver in fatal NAIA crash
The Land Transportation Office revoked the license of the driver of the SUV that crashed into the NAIA Terminal 1 entrance, killing two people.
The LTO, in a statement released on Friday, May 23, said it's revoking the license of the driver for four years.
The agency also ordered the driver to pay a P2,000 fine for reckless driving, in accordance with the LTO's Law Enforcement and Traffic Adjudication System Fines and Penalties.
The driver is facing criminal cases of reckless imprudence resulting in double homicide, multiple serious injuries, and property damage.
In the morning of May 4, the black SUV crashed through the outer railing of NAIA Terminal 1 and into the walkway near the passenger entrance. The incident resulted in two deaths and four injuries.
Upon initial review of the closed-circuit television footage, the Department of Transportation said that there was "no premeditated plan to inflict harm" in the incident.
Last May 16, the Pasay City Regional Trial Court ordered the release of the driver from prison after posting a P100,000 bail.
The NAIA crash came on the heels of the Labor Day multi-vehicle collision that involved a bus, three cars, and a closed van truck along the northbound lane of the Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway. Ten individuals, including four children, were killed while 37 others, including the bus driver and the conductor, sustained injuries.
Following the incidents, the Department of Transportation issued an order that requires public utility vehicle drivers to undergo mandatory drug testing "regularly," which may be done every 90 days.
The DOTr also ordered the revision of the maximum number of consecutive hours that PUV drivers can travel, to four hours from six hours. It also required bus companies to have two drivers taking turns.
The agency likewise called for conducting “real” road-worthiness assessments of PUVs, as well as enforcing “very strict, enforceable, and regular” checks akin to other countries' practices.
