Grandpa Killed

[MikeB]

Three people (including a child) on a motorbike, no helmets, the accident was apparently the fault of the bike driver and the other driver is arrested and detained pending charges by the victim's family. Text says driver was 68, photo says 64. 

 

Grandpa killed, grandma and child injured in traffic accident

Sunday, July 27, 2014

A MAN died while his wife was hurt after their motorcycle rammed into a Mitsubishi Canter truck in Dawis, Carmen town, Cebu last Friday noon. The driver of the truck, Ardenas Ermac, 28, of Barangay Lusaran, Cebu City, surrendered to the police after the incident. Victim Joesito Medado, 64, a resident of Barangay Labangon, Cebu City, died on the spot due to severe head injuries.

Medado's wife, Helen, 58, sustained bruises on the different parts of her body and was brought to a private hospital in Cebu City. Their grandson, four-year-old Justine Racoma, suffered minor injuries. PO1 Nerbert Padayao, traffic investigator in Carmen, said that Joesito was driving a Rousser motorcycle with Helen and the grandson as his passengers. Joesito and Ermac were heading on opposite directions.

Joesito was driving southbound while Ermac came from Cebu City. The Medados were on the way home to Labangon after attending a fiesta in Sogod town. Padayao said that Joesito overtook another motorcycle.

“Katong iyang gi-overtake na motor nag overtake pud ug tricycle (The motorcycle he was trying to overtake was also attempting to move ahead of a tricycle,” explained Padayao.

Joesito's speeding motorcycle was already on the other lane and he did not notice the oncoming truck until it was too late. The motorcycle rammed the truck. Ermac, for his part, said he saw Padayao and was surprised when he heard a loud thud at the front of his truck. Joesito, Helen and Racoma were thrown off the motorcycle. Padayao said that Joesito might have hit his head on the pavement which resulted in his death. A case of reckless imprudence resulting in homicide and physical injuries may be filed against Ermac, who is currently detained in the Carmen Police stockade. But Racoma’s mother and the couple’s daughter, Jelah Medado, went to the police station yesterday afternoon and agreed not to file a complaint against Ermac. The driver will shoulder all expenses related to the accident. (JTR)

http://www.sunstar.com.ph/cebu/local-news/2014/07/27/grandpa-killed-grandma-injured-traffic-accident-356196

 

[scott h]

I wonder, I just wonder. From the way I read the story the accident was obviously the cycles fault and yet the driver of the truck is going to foot the bill. Just what would happen if the driver didn't offer to pay?

[MikeB]

If he doesn't settle with the victim's family they have the option to file charges against the driver. He would get bail and the case could take years to come to trial. The families know that so they usually want to settle and get burial and hospital costs. But they will probably want some extra, depending on the means of the other driver. Third Party Liability insurance is mandatory but only covers p100k. If you have supplemental insurance to what extent will the insurance carrier negotiate and settle with the family? I don't know but I'm going to ask the insurance agent for my policy tomorrow.

[Call me bubba]

something really seems...

 

 

the victim was in the wrong lane and he,the victim hit the truck due to his actions not due to the drivers.

and now the driver is arrested and has to pay?

 

 perhaps this could be a nominee for the 2014 philippine darwin award?

Edited July 27, 2014 by Pittman apartments Sgn
Removed - the man is dead, you should have stopped after "no further comment"

[Dave Hounddriver]

A sad story , but this part always gets me:

 

the accident was apparently the fault of

 

So many of us, expats and locals alike, make statements like that.  In my background we learn that only the lawyers and accountants give a damn who was at fault.  The real question is:  Was there any way the victims could have prevented the accident.  Most accidents can be prevented if we use our many years of experience to avoid situations instead of trusting to being 'dead' right.

[sjp52]

So do we still think its a wise idea to drive here. All those crazy drivers and when one hits you, You are to blame unless you die than you are innocent.     Now Im starting to believe that story about the Foreigner that was in a restaurant having something to eat when a motorcycle lost control and hit his parked car and was killed and the Foreigner had to pay. 

[scott h]

I can understand arresting the driver, I asked my brother in law about it once. It is so he is available to answer any questions concerning the investigation. We all know how easy it is for Filipinos to fade into the society, you read stories about it almost daily about even a well known person to be caught years after an incident. He also said that bail is routinely given, again to insure the guy is available for questioning. Its a wonder that some just don't stand up and say, "your fault, you pay" "take me to court"

 

There I go thinking like a 'Kano again :1 (103):

[Americano]

This is a very good example of some of the screwed up laws in the Philippines. Why should the innocent person be required to pay?  Maybe the truck driver should be detained for a while for questioning but not put in jail.  And, the guilty man's family should be required to fix any damage to the truck.

 

Some of the laws here seem like the way an idiot thinks.  The guilty should be required to pay, not the innocent.

 

Why don't they put the woman in jail for not wearing a helmet and for overloading the motorcycle with a small child who isn't wearing a helmet?  I guess that would make too much sense.  Its better to do something that only an idiot would think of.

Edited July 27, 2014 by Americano

[Americano]

So do we still think its a wise idea to drive here. All those crazy drivers and when one hits you, You are to blame unless you die than you are innocent.     Now Im starting to believe that story about the Foreigner that was in a restaurant having something to eat when a motorcycle lost control and hit his parked car and was killed and the Foreigner had to pay. 

 

The story could very well be true. How screwed up can a country's laws get?

 

If the motorcycle hit the building would the owner of the building have to pay?  The Philippines has some f....ed up laws.

 

I guess it shows how Filipino's minds work.

Edited July 27, 2014 by Americano

[i am bob]

I believe the information as printed is only partially correct.  The driver was probably detained to answer questions concerning the accident.  The person who wrote the story is more likely someone who knew the deceased - how many times did he refer to Joesito...  writing about him as if he was a family friend?  Remember the last time we all went off the deep end about a British woman who was torturing and keeping small children for prostitution?  Probably the same thing again.  I think who ever wrote this article for the newspaper was trying his best to find a way to extort money from an innocent victim - the truck driver.

 

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