Ilocos Norte Rep. Rodolfo Fariñas’ son dies in motorcycle crash


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The son of Ilocos Norte Representative Rodolfo Fariñas was killed in a motorcycle crash in the town of Bacarra, Ilocos Norte on Sun, Nov 15.

“Police said Rodolfo ‘JR’ Fariñas Jr., 20, was killed when he was thrown off his BMW S1000 motorcycle after it hit a concrete barrier along the national highway in Barangay Pasiocan at 5:44 a.m. on Sunday, November 15,” report the Philippine News Agency and Lira Dalangin-Fernandez on InterAksyon.com.

In a text message sent to the media early Mon, Nov 16, Rep. Fariñas said he had just arrived from San Francisco and was on his way home to Laoag.

The report noted: “Citing witness accounts, police said the young Fariñas was headed toward Laoag City when he lost control of the motorcycle, which burst into flames on impact. Companions who were following him in a van said the accident happened when the motorcycle struck the rear of a dump truck suddenly stopped in the middle of the highway.”

JR was rushed to the Governor Roque B. Ablan Sr. Memorial Hospital, where he was declared dead.

Photo: Pilipino Star Ngayon



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