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LTO revokes license of truck driver in Batasan-San Mateo road crash
The Land Transportation Office (LTO) permanently revoked the driver's license of the truck driver involved in a fatal road crash on Batasan-San Mateo Road in Quezon City on May 28.
The driver tested positive for shabu, while testing negative for alcohol.
The crash resulted in three fatalities and seven injured individuals.
In addition to license revocation, the driver is perpetually disqualified from obtaining a driver's license in the future.
LTO Chief, Assistant Secretary Atty. Vigor D. Mendoza II, stated that drug use and drunk driving will not be tolerated and carry severe consequences.
The driver claimed his truck lost its brakes, leading to the loss of control and the subsequent crash.
The driver also faces criminal charges in relation to the incident.
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