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More details are starting to come out on what transpired before the car crash that caused a former Ms. Mandaue titlist to lose her leg. During an interview by the police as part of the accident investigation, 19 year old Junichi Dizon Kuribayashi of Sunny Hills, Talamban, Cebu told that he was not the one driving the wrecked Mazda 2 as it was Karina Gajudo who was behind steering wheel. He added that the two of them were heading home to Talamban after coming from the Barcode Bar in Crossroads Banilad. They already went past the Banilad-Talamban flyover when Gajudo, the Miss Mandaue 2010 winner received a text message near Banilad Elementary School which made her decide to make a U-Turn to go back to Crossroads. Before they reached the flyover, their car was seen to be veering left and right as if it was losing control. The white Mazda 2 then hit the concrete lane divider that caused the compact sedan to overturn. The driver was thrown out of the car and in the process her lower leg to be detached from her body.
Kuribayashi suffered just minor injuries and was discharged from the North General Hospital. The police initially suspected young man as the driver as his driver’s license was found inside the damaged car. The police have not talked yet to Gajudo as they want the accident victim to recover first before asking questions regarding what transpired on Saturday dawn. Gajudo’s family in the meantime requests some privacy and they are thanking the people who expressed support to Karina.
From Inquirer...
POLICE yesterday spoke with the 19-year-old male companion who survived the Feb. 23 dawn car crash in the Banilad-Talamban flyover as investigators try to piece together how it happened.
Junichi Dizon Kuribayashi showed up with his mother in the office of the Cebu city Traffic Patrol Group which had invited him for queries.
Kuribashi, a resident of Sunny Hills, barangay Talamban, told police he was in the front passenger seat of the Mazda 2 vehicle and that the driver was his friend 21-year-old Carina Gajudo.
The woman, a former Miss Mandaue titlist and resident of Talamban, is still confined in a private hospital after losing part of her left leg in the accident.
SPO4 Nelson Jayme said the young man narrated that the two were heading home in her car after having drinks in Barcode Bar at Crossroads in Banilad. The accident occurred at 4 a.m. Saturday.
According to the account, Gajudo read a text message on her cellphone upon reaching the Banilad public school and suddenly executed a U-Turn to return to Crossroads and drive through the flyover again.
At that point, the vehicle was weaving left and right.
“Gi-ikis ikis sa babae ang sakyanan, murag gihadlok ang laki,” said SPO4 Jayme. (She was driving in a zigzag manner as if to scare the young man.)
The white Mazda 2 sedan with plate no. YJD 242 rammed the concrete lane divider at the foot of the Ban-Tal flyover and overturned. The impact threw the woman out of the car.
Kuribashi suffered “multiple abrasions secondary to motor vehicle accident” according to the medical certificate from the North General Hospital where he was treated then discharged on Sunday morning.
His driver’s license was found in the wrecked car, leading police to initially identify him as the driver in news reports.
SPO4 Jayme said the young man’s physical appearance looked normal when he went to the police office and he was able to answer questions although “he was at times hesitant.”
Kuribashi’s mother also showed to police photographs of the accident site taken by other people present.
Jayme said the young man and Gajudo were able to converse on the cellphone after the accident but that he was not privy to what they discussed.
Police are waiting for Gajudo to recover well enough before they ask her questions about the accident. The wrecked vehicle has been turned over to Mazda for insurance purposes.
At this point, there is no talk of charges or a complaint filed against any party, said Jayme.
Meanwhile, the Gajudo family requested for privacy over the accident.
“We are deeply touched by the many expressions of concern and support for our daughter Carina. She is obviously still in pain but her doctors say she is out of danger and her condition is stable. With God’s grace, we expect her to fully recover. In the meantime, we request for privacy in this difficult time for our family,” the Gajudo family said in a statement on Sunday./Correspondent Tweeny M. Malinao
murag imposible sad bai nga ga UTURN siya nga kusog kaau dagan hahahaha... kong mo uturn gud ang tao mo hunung/pahinay man gud nag dagan di man gud na mo kalit lang go UTURN kai naai balikon.. most likely ga duwa2x basin to mao na. na disgrasya.
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