MANILA, Philippines — A sports utility vehicle (SUV) crashed into the cashier’s booth of a gasoline station injuring a pump boy as well as a passenger along Transcentral Highway, Barangay Busay, Cebu City early morning Saturday.
At around 3:50 a.m. 42-year-old Jossel Cayawan Wild, currently residing at Tower 2, City Lights Garden, Barangay Lahug, was driving her Hyundai Tucson SUV with passenger Rosie Caburnay, 60, a resident of Skyview, Barangay Busay.
According to a report by Police Executive Master Sergeant Brent Fulmaran, Wild’s vehicle made an accidental acceleration.
This caused her to lose control of the vehicle which then crashed into the cashier’s booth of 2010 Gasoline Station Incorporation, hitting pump boy Georgy Mahusay, 28, also a resident of Skyview, Barangay Busay, Cebu City.
Mahusay was injured in the leg while Caburnay sustained an injury in her face.
The incident was then reported to the police personnel of the Malubog Police Station at around 7:40 a.m. on the same day.
Mahusay and Caburnay were being transported to the Cebu City Medical Center (CCMC) for treatment.
Wild was then put into police custody and was also transported to CCMC for a blood alcohol concentration test.
Wild may face charges for reckless imprudence resulting in physical injury and damage to property.
Wild and her vehicle have been turned over to Police Staff Sergeant Randy Estudillo of the Tactical Enforcement Unit of the Cebu City Police Office for proper disposition. — UV Intern/GMR (FREEMAN)