Stiffer penalties for reckless drivers eyed

By Javier Joe Ismael

May 07, 2023 12:36 am

WITH traffic deaths on the rise, Senate Minority Leader Aquilino 'Koko' Pimentel 3rd appealed to his colleagues in Congress to pass a bill that seeks to impose harsher penalties on those convicted of reckless driving.

Under Senate Bill (SB) 1016, when death is caused by imprudence or by negligence, whether reckless or simple, the accused would not be eligible for probation.

SENATE Minority Leader Senator Aquilino "Koko Pimentel 3rd. Photo from Senate PRIB

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