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People vs. Conrado M. Glino

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus CONRADO M. GLINO, Accused-Appeellant.

G.R. No. 173793 | 2007-12-04

D E C I S I O N 

REYES, R.T., J.: 

BEWARE of drunk passengers. They pose danger to life and limb. Merely talking to them or telling them to sit properly can be fatal, as what happened to one of two victims in the case at bar. 

The present law prohibits and punishes only drunk driving.[1] There is no law banning a drunk person from riding a public vehicle, or the latter's driver from allowing a person who appears to be drunk to board a public conveyance.[2] 

A drunk passenger or one under the influence of liquor or drug poses a veritable peril to the other passengers. He is prone to react irrationally and violently, due to...