Leg stretching inside SUV triggers Cebu tragedy

A female driver who stretched her weary legs inside her sports utility vehicle (SUV) that was parked in Mabolo village in Cebu City accidentally stepped on the accelerator, slamming the vehicle into a taxi and a passenger jeep before crashing into a house Friday night, police said Saturday. A woman was killed and two people were injured, police said. The driver, Maria Erla Cabatingan, said she was waiting for her friend on L. Tudtud Street when she tried to exercise her legs. The two were on their way for a weekend night-out. The screeching SUV slammed into a parked taxicab and then a passenger jeep before ramming the house of Zion Gabini. Gabini, who was sleeping inside her house, died in hospital due to severe injuries inflicted by the wayward vehicle. The injured pedestrians – Amando Moreno and Exaltation Son – were walking on the street when they were hit by vehicles that went out of control after being struck by the SUV. Cabatingan, 46, of Lilo-an town in northern Metro Cebu, surrendered to police. - GMANews.TV