Chinese driver plows through vehicles in Manila, spits on cop

A Chinese man driving an SUV plowed through several vehicles in Manila on Thursday as he tried to escape a traffic officer who flagged him for a coding violation.

According to a Super Radyo dzBB report by Isa Avendaño-Umali, the Manila Traffic and Parking Bureau said one of its officers flagged the driver in Binondo for a coding violation, but the man sped through traffic in a bid to escape.

He was driving a white Toyota SUV and was accompanied by a Filipino woman who said he picked her up in Quiapo.

TINGNAN: Isang lalaking Chinese national, mahaharap sa patong-patong na kaso makaraang lumabag sa number coding at mang-araro pa ng mga sasakyan sa Maynila.

Ang dayuhan ay nahulihan din ng hinihinalang shabu at nandura pa ng pulis. @dzbb pic.twitter.com/Gd6foXgTS7

— Isa Avendaño-Umali (@Isa_Umali) February 6, 2020

The driver ended up on Tayuman Street at the corner of Abad Santos Avenue, slamming into three motorcycles, one e-tricycle, and one car along the way.

Video also shows the man spitting on a police officer.

PANOORIN: Ang sinitang Chinese national, dinuraan ang ilang pulis habang kinakausap siya. @dzbb

Video credit: Brian Bilasano, HATAW pic.twitter.com/WOXW9UOz4A

— Isa Avendaño-Umali (@Isa_Umali) February 6, 2020

Authorities have recovered one sachet of suspected shabu from the SUV.

The incident has caused heavy traffic in the area. — Julia Mari Ornedo/BM/KG, GMA News