SEVERINO C. BALTAZAR vs. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES and ARMANDO C. BAUTISTA G.R. No. 174016 July 28, 2008 THIRD DIVISION CHICO-NAZARIO, J.: Petition for Review on Certiorari under Rule 45
SEVERINO C. BALTAZAR vs. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES and ARMANDO C. BAUTISTA G.R. No. 174016 July 28, 2008 THIRD DIVISION CHICO-NAZARIO, J.: Petition for Review on Certiorari under Rule 45 Facts: A silver/gray colored car traveling from the direction of Calumpit and going towards the direction of Pulilan Public Market, suddenly hit a pedicab. Because of the impact, the passengers of the pedicab – Erlinda Baltazar and her son, Rolando Baltazar – were thrown out of the pedicab. Witnesses Cristobal Atienza and Louie Reyes claimed in their respective sworn statements that after hitting the pedicab, they saw the car stop, maneuver into reverse, and run over the hapless victims, before fleeing the crime scene. As a result, Erlinda Baltazar died while Rolando Baltazar suffered injuries. In the course of the investigation of the incident, Police Officer Santos of PNP, traced the ownership of the car which bumped ...