BY JEN BAYLON
ANTIQUE – A motorcycle driver was pronounced dead on arrival at Angel Salazar Memorial General Hospital after a collision with a top-down tricycle on Dec. 7 in Barangay Malandog, Hamtic town.
The victim was identified as Lawrence Christopher Nieves, 50, of Barangay Funda-Dalipe, San Jose de Buenavista, while the suspect was identified as Zaldy Juada, 18, of Barangay San Pedro, San Jose de Buenavista.
Police Captain Dandy J. Gonzalodo, officer-in-charge of Hamtic Municipal Police Station, said the top-down tricycle was headed to Hamtic town.
Witnesses told the police that while waiting for an ambulance, another tricycle passed by and ran over Nieves’ body. Authorities are yet to identify the other tricycle driver.
Meanwhile, Juada was released by the Hamtic police after his reglementary period lapsed./PN
