LTO suspends driver's license 90 days for drunken Tondo crash

The Land Transportation Office (LTO) has suspended for 90 days the license of driver Xian Wei Hong following a collision involving six vehicles in Tondo, Manila on Aug. 20 that injured five people.

According to an investigation report, Hong's vehicle rear-ended a taxi and collided with another car before hitting a motorcycle and a passenger jeepney at Aurora Boulevard.

The impact caused the jeepney to crash into a pedicab, which then rammed a van.

All injured individuals were taken to hospitals for treatment.

The LTO cited Hong for allegedly driving under the influence of alcohol at the time of the collision.

Hong is required to appear before the LTO intelligence and investigation division on Sept. 1 to explain why he should not face charges related to reckless driving and improper operation of a motor vehicle.

Failure to comply with this requirement could result in a waiver of Hong's right to be heard.