Mar Roxas runs over old lady with his pedicab
Sen. Mar “Mr. Padyak” Roxas accidentally ran over an old woman while he was riding his tricycle or “
pedicab” around a densely populated area in Tondo yesterday, according to reports.
Roxas, who is reportedly seeking the presidency in 2010, was waving and smiling at the slum residents near Smokey Mountain when the accident occurred at about 2 p.m., eyewitnesses said.
“He didn’t see the old woman crossing the street because he was busy waving at the people and showing them the thumbs-up sign,” one of the witnesses told the police officers investigating the case.
Roxas was reportedly “shocked” after he ran over the woman, identified as 70-year-old Elena Dimagaspas, and was motionless for a few moments before he alighted, carried the woman and carefully laid her in the sidecar.
“He was visibly panicking, and shouting: ‘San ang ospital? San ang daan sa ospital?’ (Where’s the hospital? Which way to the hospital?)” one of the witnesses told the police.
Roxas pedaled the tricycle furiously, with sweat running down his face and with what the residents described as a “panicked expression.”
Then after 30 minutes, the senator stopped the pedicab.
“Napatigil sya. Naisip nya sigurong mas madali nilang mararating ang ospital kung dun na lang sila sa kanyang Ford Expedition na sumusunod sa kanila. (He stopped. He probably realized they’d reach the hospital faster if they took the Ford Expedition that was following them),” the unnamed witness said.
Roxas abandoned his pedicab on the sidewalk and boarded the SUV, which sped off toward the Tondo General Hospital, according to the police report.
Dimagaspas was treated for minor bruises and cuts by the doctors and was in stable condition, according to the reports. Roxas paid the hospital bill and was reported to have given Dimagaspas’ family a sizable “donation.”
The family of the alleged victim said they had no intention of filing charges.
Roxas reportedly met with his campaign handlers for lunch today to discuss the idea of junking his “Mr. Padyak” ad campaign, and opting instead to continue his “Mr. Palengke” image.
But one campaign manager said they were not very concerned by the pedicab incident. “By the time he and Korina (Sanchez) are
married, people will have forgotten about all this,” he said.
The senator’s handlers said they will also launch a new ad campaign in which he will be shown in separate TV commercials as a taho vendor, a fisherman, and a construction worker, respectively.
credit to goodtimesmanila.com
Mar Roxas runs over old lady with his pedicab
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