Son of Ilocos Norte Representative Fariñas dies in motorcycle crash

The son of Ilocos Norte First District Rep. Rodolfo Fariñas died in a motorcycle crash in Bacarra town in the province early Sunday morning.

According to a Radyo Inquirer report, Rodolfo “JR” Fariñas Jr. died when his motorcycle collided with a concrete barrier in Barangay (village) Buyon.

Authorities said the impact of the collision threw the younger Fariñas off his motorcycle and burned the vehicle.

He was pronounced dead on arrival at a hospital in Laoag City.

In an Instagram post by Ilocos Norte board member and JR’s sister Ria Fariñas, she said: “REST EASY, MY LOVE. Gone too soon. But the time for you to be with Mommy. I LOVE YOU SO MUCH, J.”

The 20-year-old son of the Ilocos Norte representative previously served as a Sanggunian Kabataan president of the province.

JR’s mother is former beauty queen and actress Maria Teresa Carlson who is said to have leapt to her death in 2001. AJH/With a report from Radyo Inquirer