Metro Briefs: June 20, 2019

Motorcycle rider hit by car dies after truck runs over her

MANILA, Philippines — A motorcycle rider was killed after a 14-wheel truck ran over her in Quiapo, Manila, on Tuesday morning.

The rider was identified as Edna Buclares, a resident of Tondo.

She was on a motorcycle being driven by Julius Tevar on Quezon Boulevard at 5:41 a.m. when they were hit by a car, according to the Manila Police District.

Due to the impact, the woman and Tevar were thrown off the motorcycle and onto the road.

A passing 14-wheeler being “driven swifly” by Reynan Fajardo ran over the woman who died.

A criminal complaint is being readied against the truck driver while the police said they were looking for the car driver who escaped. —Aie Balagtas See

Woman wanted for stealing kin’s SUV surrenders to police

MANILA, Philippines — A woman accused of stealing a relative’s sport utility vehicle (SUV) and pawning it to pay off her gambling debt in 2018 has finally surrendered to the Caloocan police.

Maria Lina Tan gave herself up to Capt. Elany Vallangca, Anti-Carnapping (Ancar) unit head, on Monday night.

According to Col. Noel Flores, Caloocan police chief, the 59-year-old Tan took the Honda BR-V of her sister-in-law, Mharettes Malaygay, on Feb. 24, 2018.

“Apparently she [Tan] pawned the stolen car [to] a casino,” Flores said.

Malaygay immediately reported the theft of her SUV to Ancar which alerted the Philippine National Police-Highway Patrol Group (HPG).

The vehicle was recovered by HPG operatives in Pangasinan province three months later.

Flores added that through the victim’s help, the police contacted the suspect and informed her, through text messages, that a warrant for her arrest had been issued by Judge Rosalia Hipolito-Bunagan of the Caloocan City Regional Trial Court Branch 232.

On Monday night, following an exchange of text messages, Tan went to the Ancar unit office whose chief took her into custody.

Bail for Tan’s temporary release has been set at P300,000 although Flores said the complainant had expressed her intention to file an affidavit of desistance. —Nikka G. Valenzuela