Jaywalker killed in Pasay

A jaywalker was killed last Tuesday evening when he tried to evade a vehicle on the South Superhighway in Pasay City, according to the Southern Police District (SPD)-Traffic Division.

Senior Police Officer 4 Oscar Alicando identified the victim as Domingo Antonio, a native of Barangay Magsaysay, Carmen, Davao del Norte.

The driver of the vehicle Jovanie Naa, 24, a resident of Barrio Iba, Meycauayan, Bulacan, is currently detained at the SPD-Traffic Division Office and is facing charges of reckless imprudence resulting to homicide.

Naa told Alicando that at around 6:15 p.m. Tuesday, he was driving his white Toyota Corolla (TFA-301) and headed for Makati on the northbound lane of the South Superhighway when the incident took place.

Naa saw the victim making a dash toward the other side of the highway and immediately stepped on the brakes, but could not stop his car in time.

"Despite his efforts, Naa hit and bumped the victim on the right side of his body and as a result of the impact, his head smashed into the vehicle’s front windshield that caused his death," the police officer said.

He said it was not entirely Naa’s fault because the victim was jaywalking and crossing a dimly lit area, with the light only coming from headlights of speeding cars. – Evelyn Macairan