A video of a woman hitting a Manila traffic enforcer went viral on Thursday and city authorities said she would be charged with direct assault and driving without a license.
The 26-year-old woman refused to stop for traffic policemen who caught her beating the red light, authorities said. She stopped after being chased up to the Osmena Highway area.
The video posted by the Manila Public Information Office on Facebook was shared 37,000 times as of early Thursday evening. It showed the woman as she grabbed the traffic officer by his shirt while shouting at him to give back her car's registration papers.
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In the video, the driver was heard cursing the officer, while pleading: "Kuya nagmamakaawa ako sa iyo, akin na 'yan. Pinicturan mo na 'diba?" While crying, she was also hitting the enforcer, who was seen bleeding from the forehead. Another enforcer, who was taking the video, urged her to release the enforcer.