LTO-XI official, driver summoned over counterflowing incident

The Land Transportation Office (LTO) in Davao City has issued a show cause order against a regional official and his driver following a road incident involving a counterflowing LTO vehicle.

The incident, captured on video, showed an official LTO vehicle assigned to LTO-XI colliding with another vehicle in Barangay Bunawan.

LTO Chief Markus Lacanilao has summoned both the chief of the Regional Law Enforcement Section (RLES) of LTO-XI and the driver, who is also a deputized agent, to an online hearing.

They are required to submit verified statements and original documents to explain their involvement in the collision.

The driver must also justify why he should not be held liable for reckless driving and why his license should not be suspended or revoked.

As part of the investigation, the driver's license will be preventively suspended for 90 days.

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