This video shows a car accident in the Philippines; police said the driver was 'not drunk'

The video was published in a post here on Facebook on October 30, 2019. It has been viewed more than 600,000 times and shared more than 8,000 times.

The 24-second video, recorded by a CCTV camera inside a hair salon, shows a white SUV crashing through the wall, hitting a male hairdresser, other employees, several customers and children. The incident happened on Monday April 8, 2019 at 6:34 pm, according to the CCTV’s timestamp.

The post’s Thai-language caption translates to English as: “When you’re drunk and cause trouble to others (the clip was originally shared from Malaysia, but I am uncertain of where and when the incident happened).”

Below is a screenshot of the misleading Facebook post:

The video is being circulated in a misleading context.

Other videos of the same incident have previously circulated in reports about a reckless driver, not a drunk motorist, crashing into a hair salon in the city of Iloilo in the Philippines.

Keyword searches found this April 10, 2019 report published by CNN Philippines. The video has been embedded below.

The report’s headline states: “10 hurt as SUV rams into the salon in Iloilo.”

In the clip, the news anchor can be heard saying: “The driver of the vehicle faced several charges after ramming her vehicle into a salon in San Miguel, Iloilo. Warning to viewers, you may find this video disturbing.” 

The report identifies the driver and claims she mistakenly accelerated the vehicle. It did not refer to the driver being drunk at the time of the incident. 

Below are two screenshot comparisons of the misleading Facebook post (L) and the video broadcasted by CNN Philippines (R):

Another video of the incident was also published here by Philippine news network ABS-CBN. The Tagalog-language caption translates to English as: “Pick-up truck slams into a salon in Iloilo; 10 wounded”. The video has been embedded below.

Below is a screenshot of the video: 

Panay News, a regional newspaper, also published this post on April 9 showing a video of the same incident filmed from a different angle. The report states those injured in the incident were aged between three and 56.

Below is a screenshot of the report:

The location of the incident can be seen here on Google Maps:

Police master sergeant Glenn Gasapo, the officer in charge of the case for San Miguel Municipal Police station, told AFP by phone on November 21 that a woman had been arrested and bailed over the incident on April 8, 2019.

He said the case was filed as "reckless imprudence resulting in multiple physical injuries."

"She was not drunk," he said. "Her car is automatic. She stepped on the accelerator instead."