A 49-year-old woman was seriously injured in a hit-and-run incident while walking to work as a laundry woman in Don Bosco, Parañaque last week.
Victim Loida Faustino was seen in CCTV footage walking along Levitown Avenue last Friday morning, August 23, 2024, when she was hit by a red vehicle that fled the scene after the incident. She was immediately brought to a nearby hospital.
“Grabe po ‘yung nangyari sa kanya. Bali po ‘yung tuhod, kamay, katawan, ulo (What happened to her is severe. She had broken knees, hands, in the body, and in the head),” the victim’s brother Arnold Faustino said in a report by Nico Waje on GMA’s “24 Oras Weekend” on Sunday.
The family is seeking justice for what happened, and for the suspect — only identified as a Pakistani — to take responsibility.
“May anak ‘yun. Hindi makakapagtrabaho ‘yun. Hindi puwedeng hindi siya managot sa nangyari na ‘yun, (She has a child and she will not be able to work. The suspect has to take responsibility for what happened)” the victim’s brother-in-law Samuel Celzo said in the same report.
According to Barangay Don Bosco Chairman Mar Jimenez, the suspect was immediately apprehended after the incident.
“Upon apprehension, medyo meron siyang alcohol breath so lumalabas na (Upon apprehension, his breath smelled slightly of alcohol. So it shows that he was) under the influence of liquor,” he said.
However, the local police said medical examinations and a breathalyzer analysis gave negative results.
GMA Integrated News tried to seek comment from the suspect but was not allowed by the Parañaque Police.
Jimenez said that there was a previous incident involving the suspect. On August 18, the barangay received reports that the suspect’s vehicle was parked in the middle of the street. Authorities found the suspect drinking inside the vehicle.
The barangay is also taking steps to address the lack of walkways in the area, as seen in the CCTV footage where the hit-and-run incident took place.
“Nagpadala na rin kami ng mga letter and continuous sending (of) letters. ‘Yung mga harap na ginawang garden ng mga homeowners, pasensya na po kayo pero kukunin ko po ‘yung 1.5 meters niyan. ‘Yan po ‘yung ating mga bangketa,” Jimenez said.
(We have already sent out and will continue to send out letters. Those areas that the homeowners turned into their gardens, I’m sorry but I will get the 1.5 meters. Those are for the walkways.) — Jon Viktor Cabuenas/DVM, GMA Integrated News
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