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SUV driver no-show in case hearing

(UPDATE) THE driver who ran over a security guard directing traffic near a mall in Mandaluyong City did not show up at the preliminary hearing of the frustrated murder complaint filed against him before the prosecutor's office.

Jose Antonio Sanvicente, who fled and went into hiding after the incident, was represented by a lawyer at Friday's hearing.

Hit-and-run victim Christian Joseph Floralde walks in pain as he enters the Mandaluyong City Hall of Justice to attend the preliminary investigation of the charges filed against the owner of a sports utility vehicle (SUV) identified as Jose Antonio San Vicente at Mandaluyong City, June 17 2022. (PHOTO BY: MIKE DE JUAN)