00:00Oh no, it's a new year and I hope that the drivers who do not obey the law will also change.
00:07In the video that you will watch, you will see a young man crossing when he was hit by a red car.
00:15Due to the impact, some residents were killed in the area.
00:20But the driver of the car did not stop and did not help the victim.
00:26Two days later, the child was brought back to life.
00:30Authorities are still investigating the incident.
00:33What does the law say about this?
00:37Ask me, ask Attorney Gabby.
00:46Attorney, it is sad to see the new year of the victim's family.
00:50What can they do to get justice?
00:54It is really sad.
00:56It can also be said that no matter what they do,
00:59the child's life will not be returned,
01:02which would have been easily avoided if the driver did not obey the law.
01:07When driving in a residential area and it is dark or raining,
01:11prudence dictates that a car should not run fast.
01:16So what else can you do in an incident like this,
01:21but to file a case?
01:23The case is reckless imprudence resulting in homicide
01:27under Article 365 of the Revised Penal Code
01:31against the driver who was found guilty of the crime of imprisonment.
01:34Of course, we say reckless imprudence because we are not saying
01:39that the child's misdemeanor will change the case.
01:43This also includes the civil case for damages,
01:46including the cost of hospitalization,
01:49and also the cost of burial.
01:52We will also add moral damages for the division of the family
01:56and the automatic liability for loss of life.
02:00Take note that in the last paragraph of Article 365 of the Revised Penal Code
02:04that we mentioned earlier,
02:06in a case of reckless imprudence,
02:08this is not an accident, right?
02:10Because if this is a total accident, there is no liability.
02:13But if this is due to neglect,
02:15you are already sick,
02:17but if you left your victim,
02:20your sentence of imprisonment will be heavier by one degree
02:25because the law punishes your escape
02:28and not helping the injured person.
02:31I hope someone can see the plate number of that car.
02:34If the driver is not yet identified,
02:36it should be traced and determined using the available evidence.
02:41If there is CCTV footage in the place of the accident,
02:44this can be requested from the owner
02:47who can be forced to give this footage.
02:50I hope someone can see the plate number of that car.
02:55Attorney, in the cases of hit and run,
02:57will the case be lowered if the suspect will surrender?
03:01Under the Revised Penal Code,
03:03voluntary surrender is a mitigating circumstance.
03:09This means that the penalty of imprisonment can be lowered in a case.
03:14Although this is not guaranteed or automatic,
03:18and it also depends on the court whether the penalty will be lowered in a case.
03:23But this can be considered as a mitigating circumstance.
03:27But I hope we can guide this in life,
03:31especially in the new year, let's make this a resolution.
03:34If you were hurt, let's make it automatic.
03:37Let's help those who were hurt.
03:39And more importantly,
03:41let's avoid hurting others in the first place.
03:46With the right care,
03:47we can avoid hurting others in life.
03:52We will clarify the laws for the peace of mind.
03:57Don't think twice.
03:59Ask me, ask Attorney Gabby.
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