LTO summons P-pop girl group member over alleged distracted driving

MANILA: A Pinoy-pop group member, who is recently making the rounds on social media due to a particular livestream, was summoned by the Land Transportation Office (LTO). It was alleged that the said livestream showed the personality using her smartphone while being behind the wheel of a motor vehicle. 

The video, originally streamed on Weverse, has since been taken down, but screenshots of the incident have been circulating on social media, eliciting criticism from netizens and road safety advocates. 

Per a statement from the LTO, the evidence it has found showed the pop star recording herself picking up a smartphone while driving. The agency detailed that instead of stopping at a safe area, the P-pop group member reached down to pick up the phone. Screenshots of the livestream also showed her using the phone with both her hands even while her vehicle was moving.

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Per the government agency, this is dangerous and could cause an accident and pose a risk to herself and other motorists on the road. 

Due to this, the LTO has shared that it has been investigating the celebrity. She was likewise directed, via an official Show Cause Order (SCO), to appear at the Intelligence and Investigation Division (IID) of the LTO Central Office in Quezon City to explain her side of the story and provide documents to support her against the allegations against her. 

The LTO, through an official SCO, added that P-pop member’s possible lineup of violations may include Republic Act Number 10913 or the Anti-Distracted Driving Act, Reckless Driving, and the possibility of being tagged as an Improper Person to Operate a Motor Vehicle. These are the charges that may lead to the confiscation or suspension of her driver’s license. 

“Trabaho po namin na tiyaking naipatutupad ang batang nang patas at walang kinikilingan, anuman ang katayuan o kasitakan ng isang tao (It is our job to make sure that traffic laws and rules are fairly enacted without bias to one's popularity or status),” LTO Chief Assistant Secretary Markus Lacanilao said. 

“Sikat man o hindi, inaasahan nating sumusunod ang lahat sa batas-trapiko, at kung mapatunayang may paglabag, ipatutupad ng LTO ang kaukulang parusa (Regardless of popularity, we hope that all are following traffic rules, and if it is found that there are violations, the LTO will apply the appropriate penalties),” Lacanilao added. 

As part of its ongoing investigation, the LTO has also applied a 90-day preventive suspension of a P-pop member’s driver’s license. 

According to recent reports, the said celebrity has already appeared at the IID LTO Central Office in Quezon City. For now, neither the LTO nor the celebrity has shared the results of her hearing at the IID LTO Central Office. 

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