In the pre-dawn hours of Saturday, April 20, a motorcycle being driven by Henrix Bernardo with his friend Glenn Nacion Jr. was struck by a speeding Audi R8 sedan along McKinley Road. Bernardo died on the spot, while Nacion suffered grave injuries and was transported to the Ospital ng Makati, where he later had one of his legs amputated. The Audi, which police later said was carrying a plate from a different car, fled the scene of the accident into Dasmariñas Village, where the driver, president of Sunglass Hut Philippines Rajiv Ramesh Dargani, reportedly instructed the village security guards to block anyone attempting to follow him. According to some accounts, Dargani had been drinking heavily at a party at the Privé Luxury Club in Bonifacio Global City prior to the accident, which occurred when he attempted to overtake a slower-moving car along McKinley Road.
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