Driver in viral hit-and-run pleads not guilty to frustrated homicide

Arra Perez, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="ABS-CBN News" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/news/06/23/sanvicente-suv-viral-mandaluyong-hearing.jpg"/><figcaption>Jose Antonio Sanvicente is escorted by authorities as he emerges from the Hall of Justice in Mandaluyong City on June 23, 2022. <em>Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA — The SUV driver who ran over a security guard near a mall in Mandaluyong City pleaded not guilty to frustrated homicide on Wednesday, according to a court officer. </p><p>Jose Antonio Sanvicente entered a not guilty plea during an arraignment that lasted for &quot;less than 5 minutes&quot; at the Mandaluyong Regional Trial Court Branch 213, clerk of court Atty. Homer Peñada told ABS-CBN News. </p><p>Sanvicente, complainant Christian Floralde, and their respective legal counsels were present. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/08/25/22/driver-in-viral-suv-hit-and-run-indicted-for-frustrated-homicide">SUV driver in viral hit-and-run indicted for frustrated homicide</a></li></ul><p>A pre-trial conference is set on Oct. 4, 8:30 a.m.</p><p>Last month, Sanvicente was indicted for frustrated homicide, a lesser offense compared to the frustrated murder complaint initially filed by Floralde, who also included a complaint for abandonment of one’s own victim.</p><p>Floralde was managing traffic outside a mall in Mandaluyong when the SUV allegedly driven by Sanvicente ran over him, footage of which went viral on social media. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/spotlight/06/15/22/timeline-the-viral-mandaluyong-hit-and-run">TIMELINE: The viral Mandaluyong hit-and-run incident</a></li></ul><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=2217929" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

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Driver in viral hit-and-run pleads not guilty to frustrated homicide

Driver in viral hit-and-run pleads not guilty to frustrated homicide

Arra Perez,

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Published Sep 07, 2022 04:43 PM PHT

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