Search on for car driver tagged in hit-and-run in Pasig City; 5 persons hurt

Five people were injured in what the police said was a hit-and-run incident in Pasig City Saturday morning.

Lilibeth Baja of the Traffic Parking and Management Office identified the victims as Alvin Pestaño, 30; Jennilyn Calicog, 32; Enrique Marawag, 39; Margarita Tanoy, 46, and Alexander Esperos, 19.

Based on an initial investigation, a Toyota four-door sedan with plate number UVB-581 was traveling on Eastbank Road in Santa Lucia at 6 a.m. when it hit a tricycle.

The tricycle, whose driver and plate number have yet to be determined, ended up hitting Pestaño and Marawag who were biking nearby, traffic investigator SPO2 Carlito Guillarte said.

The tricycle continued on its way and struck Calicog, Tanoy and Esperos who were waiting for a ride by the side of the road.

Although the driver of the Toyota did not stop, traffic enforcers managed to jot down its plate number , Guillarte said.

“The tricycle hit the bystanders but the people there said everything was the car driver’s fault,” the traffic investigator said. He added that the police were trying to retrieve the footage taken by a closed-circuit television camera in the area so that they could get more information about the accident.

Of the five who were injured, only Pestaño and Marawag have given their statements to the police, Guillarte said.

Both sustained just minor injuries, he told the Inquirer, adding that he has yet to know the extent of the injuries suffered by Calicog, Tanoy and Esperos as they have not shown up at the police station to give their statements.

Guillarte said he heard that Esperos was confined at Pasig City General Hospital.

Authorities said charges of reckless imprudence resulting in multiple physical injuries would be filed against the Toyota driver as soon as they determine his identity.