New viral 'road rage video' surfaces online, LTO calls on SUV owner to explain side

An owner of a sport utility vehicle (SUV) is currently being summoned before the Land Transportation Office (LTO) after a supposed road rage incident in Valenzuela last month made rounds over social media.

In a statement, the agency said that a show cause order was issued on the registered owner of the vehicle —a female resident from Bulacan — to identify who was driving her vehicle when a gun-toting incident (that was caught on video) took place in Barangay Bignay in Valenzuela City.

LTO Chief Assistant Secretary Atty. Vigor Mendoza II said that order is aimed to identify if the vehicle was sold or was borrowed when the incident occurred.

“The quick action of your LTO serves as a warning to all the motorists, especially those with anger management issues, that such acts are unacceptable and will certainly have consequences,” he said.

Further, a copy of the SCO was already forwarded to the office of Department of Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista.

The LTO said that based on the video, a man was seen going out of a car with a gun and loading the firearm while confronting another motorist.

Moreover, the registered owner is being asked to appear in LTO on September 14 to file a notarized affidavit and supporting documents to explain why she should not be penalized for the following offenses:

• Reckless Driving
• Improper Person to Operate Motor Vehicles
• Obstruction of Traffic 

Pending the result of the investigation, the registration of the SUV with license plate NBB 3135 is preventively suspended for 90 days.

Mendoza vowed that the LTO will conduct further investigations with the help of other concerned agencies to identify the man in the video.

Photos from Land Transportation Office Facebook page

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