SUV in SLEX hit-and-run may have been using fake license plate - HPG

The SUV involved in a hit-and-run incident that injured a police officer onboard a motorcycle along the South Luzon Expressway (SLEX) may have been using a fake license plate, the Philippine National Police - Highway Patrol Group (HPG) said Monday.

“Meron pong lumabas na plaka doon sa vehicle involved but it so happened na wala pong records. Meaning to say, it's either gumamit po ng fake plate number ‘yung vehicle involved,” HPG director Police Brigadier General Rommel Batangan said at a press briefing.

(There was a license plate on the vehicle involved but it so happened that there are no records. Meaning to say, it's either the vehicle involved used a fake plate number.)

Patrolman Jeric Aya-ay said he was on his way to report for duty when the SUV suddenly entered his lane and sideswiped his motorcycle along the San Pedro, Laguna portion of the highway. The contact resulted in the cop and his vehicle to fall and roll several times on the highway.

Aya-ay sustained minor injuries from the incident. Dashcam footage showed the SUV driver fleeing at high speed from the scene.

Authorities are now coordinating with SLEX management to obtain additional information, including possible RFID records and other footage that could help identify the vehicle.

Once identified, theSUV driver may face charges of reckless imprudence resulting in physical injuries and damage to property.

Additional charges could be considered if authorities establish that the vehicle was using a fake license plate. —RF, GMA News