Driver involved in car crash killing 55-year-old man in Tuguegarao arrested

Tuguegarao, Cagayan – A driver has been arrested after getting involved in a car crash that resulted in the death of a 55-year-old tricycle driver in Tuguegarao City.

The driver was held on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and driving under the influence of alcohol based on the alcohol breath test.

It was hinted by police that the driver under the influence of alcohol could have lost control of the steering wheel of his vehicle, resulting in a fatal collision.

In a closed-circuit television video shown through Cagayan PIO, the tricycle driver was traversing the national highway when a pick-up traveling at high speed crashed into the tricycle the victim was driving.

The CCTV footage caught the pick-up vehicle encroaching on the line supposed to be the tricycle’s lane.

The suspect was identified by police as Carl Cauilan Asuncion, 22, unemployed, and a resident of Barangay Lingus, Solana.

The tricycle driver who died immediately at the scene along the national highway in Barangay Gosi Norte was named by police as Tomas Badajos Quindatan.

The casualty is a resident of Zone 5, Ballad St., Brgy. Tanza.

In the police investigation, Quindatan was said to have ferried a passenger in said area, and while going back, the tragic incident transpired.

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