drunk driving

MMDA, LTO start drunk-driving breath tests March 12

To assist the Land Transportation Office (LTO) in enforcing the law against drunk driving, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) will deputize 92 traffic marshals for the task starting March 12, the same day the LTO would…

Montero Sport crushes Innova: 3 nurses dead

MANILA, Philippines–A Mitsubishi Montero Sport SUV flipped onto a Toyota Innova MPV on the C5-Ortigas flyover, crushing the Innova and killing three nurses on board the MPV. The Montero Sport crossed over to the wrong side of…

Four-way test for drunk drivers promulgated

The Anti-Drunk and Drugged Driving Act of 2013 has been a long time coming, and now the Department of Transportation has released the implement rules and regulations (IRR) for the law. That law defines the offense in…

Duterte orders strict enforcement of laws vs reckless driving in Davao City

DAVAO CITY, Philippines — The city government will fund the case against overspeeding drivers, especially those caught under the influence of liquor or drugs, according to Mayor Rodrigo Duterte. ”If you don’t have the money to pursue…

4 dead in Christmas Day car crash in Tagaytay

CAMP VICENTE LIM, Laguna, Philippines — A speeding car, carrying a group of friends, crashed into a concrete wall and left four people dead and one badly injured in Tagaytay City in Cavite on Christmas Day. Police…

The new RoboCop urges you not to drink and drive

‘Tis the season to be tipsy. All the more reason to be careful behind the wheel, and never to take control when under the influence. To reinforce the message of “Drive Sober,” the US National Highway Traffic…

YouTube drunk-driving confessor gets 6-1/2 years in prison

Matthew Cordle, 22, stood passively and attentively as gravel-voiced Judge David Fais sent him to jail after replaying in court the emotional video confession that has now been seen online more than 2.3 million times. “It should…