I asked Jepoy to accompany me today at Paco, Manila to get my free Globe Tattoo Broadband. It’s a freebie from Acer when I bought an Acer Aspire 4736Z last December. Anyway, on our way home, a speeding tricycle came out of nowhere and hit the right bumper of our vehicle. If you know Jepoy, he’s one of the most careful, if not, the most careful driver I know.

Just imagine how shocked I was when that tricycle hit us.

The tricycle driver, instead of inspecting the damage, sped off. We cornered him several blocks away. Jepoy told me that our speedometer maxed out at 60km/hr during the chase. Imagine, a tricycle traveling at 50-60km/sec! I checked the bumper and found out that our left signal light was damaged and also lots of deep scratches on our bumper.

I asked for the driver’s license and he showed us one, problem is, he’s not the one on the picture! I asked his name, his date of birth, address, and every information found on the license and he failed to answer any of them correctly. This is were he admitted that he has no driver’s license and the registration permit of his tricycle has already expired. We brought the driver and his tricycle to Jepoy’s barangay since the accident happened on their boundary.

We called his operator and we’ve agreed to settle the issue tomorrow, no questions asked, but the last minute, this operator questioned the validity of Jepoy’s driver’s license. Baka daw peke lisensya ni Jep… This irked Jepoy’s dad and uncle who happened to be there too since their house is just a stone’s throw away from the Barangay Hall. We then decided to file a blotter about what happened.

The officials at the barangay hall told us to either go to the other barangay (accident happened there) for the barangay blotter or go straight to the traffic police at Balintawak. We had the tricycle impounded at Brgy. Bungad, which happens to be the barangay where my former college professor and CISCO instructor is currently serving as barangay captain.

If the driver had a license, didn’t run off,  and the operator had his permit, we could have just let them go. It’s only a signal light and a bumper scratch. Compared to the driver, we can manage. But their arrogance is unacceptable

We’ll meet with the operator tomorrow at the barangay and ask for full payment of all the damages to our vehicle. It’s up to the police or barangay to file cases regarding their violations, all I want now is the payment for everything Ford will charge me.

I was already seeing some pity on Jepoy’s face (a rare sight especially when it involves lawless people) when the driver was being interrogated at the barangay. I know driving a tricycle may be his only income, we gave him a chance but he and his operator blew it. We have laws, and these laws should be followed.

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