Joseph Elgie Gentapa, a 24-year-old resident of a subdivision in Barangay San Isidro, Talisay City, was arrested near his home in Barangay San Isidro at past 2 p.m., according to a police report on the arrest.
The arrest was the result of a joint operation against the hit-and-run driver by the Naga City Police Station, the Talisay City Police Station and the Talisay-Traffic Operations and Development Authority . The right side of the pickup truck of Joseph Elgie Gentapa is damaged after the road accident involving cyclist, Jose Romilo Blanco. The cyclist died in the accident. | Photo courtesy of the Naga City Police StationAccording to Police Lieutenant Colonel Florendo Fajardo, Naga City Police Station chief, in a police report of the accident, that the pickup truck was travelling on the Cebu City bound lane of the national highway in Barangay Colon, Naga City at past 4 a.m. of Jan. 24.
Naga police then conducted a hot pursuit operation against the hit-and-run driver, which led to Gentapa’s arrest.Police said he would be facing charges of Reckless Imprudence resulting in Homicide, and violation of Section 55 of Republic Act 4136 for abandoning the victim in the area of the accident./dbsThe comments uploaded on this site do not necessarily represent or reflect the views of management and owner of Cebudailynews.
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