Driver kills man, dumps body in cemetery

MANILA, Philippines – The Caloocan police arrested a jeepney driver who ran over and killed another man before dumping the victim’s body in a cemetery.

The suspect was identified as Ronaldo Verdadero, a resident of Villa Maria Street while the victim was identified as Rodolfo de Vera, 57, a resident of E. Rodriguez Street in Sangandaan. Both are Caloocan residents.

Police said Verdadero was driving his jeepney at 11:30 a.m. on Thursday on A. Mabini Street near Calle Uno when he hit and run over De Vera who was crossing the road.  The victim hit the pavement head first and apparently died instantly.

Verdadero stopped and loaded the victim’s body into his jeep. However, instead of bringing it to the hospital, he dumped it at the Tugatog Cemetery in Malabon City.

Later that day, witnesses spotted De Vera’s body and alerted the police. One of them identified Verdadero, who was his neighbor, as the man who dumped the body at the cemetery.

Verdadero, who was arrested in his house, now faces charges of reckless imprudence resulting in homicide. Nathaniel R. Melican