A Quezon City court has convicted the two bus drivers behind the road mishap on Commonwealth Avenue that killed veteran journalist Chit Estella 13 years ago.
In a nine-page decision dated April 22, the Quezon City Regional Trial Court-Branch 83 found bus drivers Daniel Espinosa and Victor Ancheta guilty beyond reasonable doubt of reckless imprudence resulting in damage to property with homicide.They were sentenced to two years, four months, and a day in prison.Citing the "insolvency" of the accused, the court ordered the registered owners of their bus companies to jointly pay over P7.
Both of the accused being public utility drivers should have primary concern not just for their safety but also to their passengers and fellow motorists," the decision read.At the end of the decision, presiding judge Ralph Lee wrote, "Above all, this Court recognizes the immense contributions of the late University of the Philippines Professor Lourdes Estella-Simbulan as one of the country's premier academicians and journalists.
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