00:00A policeman was shot and injured after he was hit by a car when he tried to stop the illegal drag racing.
00:09The hitman was arrested and four people were said to have lost their lives in the race.
00:15Jomer Apresto was on the scene.
00:20You'd think that it's normal for cars to hit the roads of Rojas Boulevard in Manila in the middle of the day.
00:28But some motorcycles can run fast.
00:31Drag racing is what's happening based on a report by a concerned citizen to the police.
00:37When they went to the police station, the passengers and those who were watching the race immediately ran away.
00:43A patrolman of the Manila Police District tried to stop them.
00:47But he was stopped by one of the fugitives involved in the illegal drag racing.
00:52If the patrolman didn't stop the rider, the civilian might have been involved, according to the police.
00:59Because during that time, there were still a lot of people there.
01:06A lot of people were walking.
01:08Suddenly, he was stopped by a suspect.
01:10He was hit by a gas cylinder.
01:13And that's when our police was hit.
01:15Twenty people were injured and the police was shot in the head.
01:19The suspect who was hit by the victim was caught.
01:22As well as the other four who are said to have died or lost their careers.
01:26Some of the modified motorcycles were confiscated from them.
01:30According to the investigation of the authorities,
01:32their racetrack serves as the part of Rojas Boulevard between the cantons of Pedro Hill and Remedios Street.
01:39Usually, according to the suspect, they drive 50,000 to 100,000 kilometers.
01:46Here in this part of Rojas Boulevard,
01:48it is said that the illegal drag racing of motorists begins every Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday.
01:54The authorities said that this scene is very dangerous,
01:58especially here because there are different types of vehicles passing here, including trucks.
02:03The Ermita Police Station is now holding the suspects
02:06who are facing a complaint of alarm and scandal and disobedience to a person of authority.
02:10The motorist who was caught by the police will also be charged with a complaint of frustrated murder.
02:15The injured policeman will continue to be treated in the hospital.
02:19For GMA Integrated News, Jomer Apresto for 24 Hours.
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