Hunt on for drunk driver in 'hit and run' incident
4 tanods hurt, 2 with serious injuries
Four members of the barangay tanods (volunteer "civilian police") in Barangay Airport, Mandurriao, Iloilo City fell victims to a hit and run incident.
The suspect believed to be drunk immediately fled and left the four unaided by the roadside.
Locals in the area who heard the sudden stop of a car then yells for help of the victims rushed outside. Unfortunately, nobody had the chance to take a clearer look of the suspect and the complete make of the car.
The incident happened just about midnight yesterday.
Bombo Radyo in a follow up report identified the victims as Andres Mosera, Roy Villagracia, Julieto Alcalde and Roland Belliza. Mosera and Villagracia remain confined at the West Visayas State Universtiy Medical Center (WVSUMC) due to serious injuries sustained. The two others were allowed to be discharged thereafter.
The four was in the midst of the usual late night – early morning security rounds of the barangay when the speeding car hit them.
Police are hoping for tips that will lead to the arrest of the yet to be identified drunk driver.