1 critical, 2 hurt in alleged drunk driving crash in Lucena City

LUCENA CITY –– Three alleged drunk motorists were injured, one of them in critical condition, after they figured in a crash in this city on Wednesday.

The Lucena police reported that a sedan being driven by Carl Andrew de Luna, 32, with passengers Mary Joy Rodelas, 26, and Marson Jay Cano, 33, crashed into a parked truck along the national road in Barangay Cotta around 12:30 a.m.

A report said the rear portion of the car hit the truck when the driver lost control of the vehicle after it avoided hitting a crossing pedestrian.

All car occupants suffered injuries, but Rodelas remains in critical condition at the Mount Carmel Diocesan General Hospital here.

Police reported that the three victims were all under the influence of liquor when the accident happened.

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