Pedestrian critical in San Juan accident. (Involving Montero Sport)

[XTO]

Kawawa naman ito

A 19-year-old waiter is in critical condition after he was hit by a sports utility vehicle (SUV) in San Juan City late evening Sunday.

The victim, identified as John Edward Jimenez, was walking along a sidewalk on Wilson Street at around 10 p.m. when a red Mitsubishi Montero Sport, driven by Johnny Ong Uy, hit and dragged him.

Uy was allegedly drunk when the accident occurred. His car also rammed into a concrete post.

Jimenez was rushed to a nearby Cardinal Santos Medical Center and is at risk of losing his legs. He also sustained severe fractures on his facial bones and only one of his teeth remain attached. – Umagang Kay Ganda, July 9 2012

http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/video/nat...-juan-accident

[yebo]

tapos di man lang makukulong yung drunk driver. at dadaanin lang sa areglo. dapat yan may batas na pag naging invalid ang victim at yung driver e lasing e habang buhay na sustento, like 50/50 sila sa income ng naka-aksidente for life.

[cast_no_shadow]

I saw it sa news, napadaan din ako sa wilson kanina ang haba pala ng inararo nung montero no wonder wasak talaga. The nerve pa nung relative nung drunk driver to say na "huwag mag alala sasagutin namin lahat ng gastusin". The sad part is mapuputulan na ata ng legs yun lalaki due to his injuries. Dapat lifetime na sustento yan, isama pa yung support sa family nung victim since he is incapable of doing physical work. Right place at the wrong time, akalain mo nasa sidewalk ka na masasagasaan ka pa?

[XTO]

napanood ko lang rin kagabi and kakaawa dahil nasa bangketa na nga inabot pa. okay lang kung tilapon pero naipit yun tsk tsk. nung hinatak yung monty kalas pati rear left mags....malakas salpok nun!

[baludoy]

kawawa nga iyong biktima. lamog talaga siya sabi nung katrabaho niya tapos buntis pa naman daw iyong asawa. dapat nga hindi lang iyong pang-ospital ang pag gastusan nung pamilya nung naka montero

[mda]

I saw it sa news, napadaan din ako sa wilson kanina ang haba pala ng inararo nung montero no wonder wasak talaga.

Which part of wilson bro?

[cast_no_shadow]

Which part of wilson bro?

If you are coming from greenhills/ortigas ave nasa right side siya, bago ka dumating ng cardinal santos..

Napaisip nga ako bakit pati gulong niya nakalas.

[XTO]

If you are coming from greenhills/ortigas ave nasa right side siya, bago ka dumating ng cardinal santos..

Napaisip nga ako bakit pati gulong niya nakalas.

Familiar din ako sa kalye na yan. Maganda yari, makinis and may mga humps pa. Hmmm galing ng Ortigas and nagmamadali (sigurado) umuwi yung iresponsableng walang modong driver na yan . What if kamag-anak n'ya nagwo-walking dyan at nasuro ng sasakyan, magagalit kaya din siya sa forum???

[basti08]

nakaka awa naman. mas bata pa sa bunso kong kapatid pero nagbabanat buto na ganyan pa inabot. Put*ngin* nung naka montero na yan eh. Dapat sya ang sagasaan, mukhang sakit sa ulo ang tao na yan!

[greenlyt]

dapat kahit hindi pursue ng family ng victim yun case, police ang magsampa ng kaso

[ghosthunter]

tapos di man lang makukulong yung drunk driver. at dadaanin lang sa areglo. dapat yan may batas na pag naging invalid ang victim at yung driver e lasing e habang buhay na sustento, like 50/50 sila sa income ng naka-aksidente for life.

Just commenting. Attitudes like this ......... and we wonder why bus companies prefer to make sure any pedestrians they have an accident with should be dead on the spot.

[yebo]

Just commenting. Attitudes like this ......... and we wonder why bus companies prefer to make sure any pedestrians they have an accident with should be dead on the spot.

attitudes like this? what's wrong with it GH? what is wrong with punishing the criminal?

make the punishment graduated. pag inatrasan ng bus ang victim then confiscate all the assets of the bus company and its owners. and make them illegible to conduct any business relating to transportation ever again. and the driver and company owner goes to jail for a very long time. the only way a law becomes a deterrent is when the punishment is so harsh that it becomes unthinkable for the would-be criminal to commit the crime. remember the death penalty?

[ghosthunter]

attitudes like this? what's wrong with it GH? what is wrong with punishing the criminal?

make the punishment graduated. pag inatrasan ng bus ang victim then confiscate all the assets of the bus company and its owners. and make them illegible to conduct any business relating to transportation ever again. and the driver and company owner goes to jail for a very long time. the only way a law becomes a deterrent is when the punishment is so harsh that it becomes unthinkable for the would-be criminal to commit the crime. remember the death penalty?

An accident is an accident. We don't have to treat it like a life-time sentence for punishment. Doing so is like giving every tom dick and harry out there a free meal ticket. These would include pedestrians, cyclists, motorcycle riders, tricycle riders, etc. In the end, where do you draw the line?

Emotions and morals aside, given if you have the choice of supporting a handicapped person for the rest of his natural life (while being in jail, etc) versus paying for the funeral and some monetary reparations to the grieving family, many people might go with the second choice.

My opinions may not be popular with you and other people but deciding while emotionally attached to the issue is never the best.

[blueray333]

An accident is an accident. We don't have to treat it like a life-time sentence for punishment. Doing so is like giving every tom dick and harry out there a free meal ticket. These would include pedestrians, cyclists, motorcycle riders, tricycle riders, etc. In the end, where do you draw the line?

He should have not been driving under influence. The car should not have been there at that place and time if he wasn't drinking and driving.

It's not a free ticket. Are you willing to give up your two feet, face and teeth for a lifetime financial support? I think not.

[glenn manikis]

An accident is an accident. We don't have to treat it like a life-time sentence for punishment. Doing so is like giving every tom dick and harry out there a free meal ticket. These would include pedestrians, cyclists, motorcycle riders, tricycle riders, etc. In the end, where do you draw the line?

Emotions and morals aside, given if you have the choice of supporting a handicapped person for the rest of his natural life (while being in jail, etc) versus paying for the funeral and some monetary reparations to the grieving family, many people might go with the second choice.

My opinions may not be popular with you and other people but deciding while emotionally attached to the issue is never the best.

kung accidente lang reckless imprudence resulting to slight or serious physical injuries lang.... kung nasagi lang then inatrasan pa ng driver ibang usapan na yan.... MURDER na po yan.... LIFE IMPRISONMENT na talaga dapat ang mga yan... Iba ang sinasadya iba din ang hindi sinasadya.... iba din kung pre meditated.... pag nasagasaan patayin nalang at mas mura ang mag palibing
kesa mag pagamot.... if thats the thinking pwedeng pwede na pong pumasok sa murder kung namatay...

[Walter]

An accident is an accident. We don't have to treat it like a life-time sentence for punishment. Doing so is like giving every tom dick and harry out there a free meal ticket. These would include pedestrians, cyclists, motorcycle riders, tricycle riders, etc. In the end, where do you draw the line?

Emotions and morals aside, given if you have the choice of supporting a handicapped person for the rest of his natural life (while being in jail, etc) versus paying for the funeral and some monetary reparations to the grieving family, many people might go with the second choice.

My opinions may not be popular with you and other people but deciding while emotionally attached to the issue is never the best.

Well said.

[basti08]

Just commenting. Attitudes like this ......... and we wonder why bus companies prefer to make sure any pedestrians they have an accident with should be dead on the spot.

I kind of agree with this. Wag naman sana habang buhay. But I also agree that the victim should be paid proper damages including those lost of any justifiable opportunities secondary to his would be disabilities or otherwise after the accident and hospitalization of course. That should be just. Pero wag naman ipa-buhay sa driver eh di sana tinuluyan na lang nya yun.

[Verbl Kint]

Nakulong ba for "Reckless imprudence," etc yung naka Montero? Kasi pag jeepney driver or truck driver kulong agad.

[Walter]

Nakulong ba for "Reckless imprudence," etc yung naka Montero? Kasi pag jeepney driver or truck driver kulong agad.

They have the tendency to flee.

[ben_david19]

I agree with GH.