Ambulance Driver Charged with Reckless Imprudence Resulting in Homicide After Fatal Cebu City Crash
Kevin Ryan Gesta, a 23-year-old ambulance driver from Barangay Apas, has been formally charged with reckless imprudence resulting in homicide. The charges were filed on Friday, April 17, 2026, following a tragic incident on April 14, 2026, where his ambulance allegedly counterflowed and collided with two students on a motorcycle on the flyover at Archbishop Reyes Avenue in Barangay Luz, Cebu City.
Fatal Consequences of the Collision
The crash resulted in the death of Braille Nichole Kwek, an 18-year-old resident of Camotes Island, and left her classmate, Juan Antonio Seares Ladioray, 19, who was driving the motorcycle, severely injured. Police Colonel George Ylanan, chief of the Cebu City Police Office (CCPO), confirmed that the complaint was filed by the victim's grandson while awaiting the arrival of Kwek's father from Dubai.
Community Mourning and Calls for Justice
On Saturday, April 18, 2026, at 1:00 PM, family members, friends, and fellow Mechanical Engineering students from the University of San Carlos gathered under the Ayala flyover to light candles in memory of Braille Nichole. Her father, Brian Kwek, was seen weeping as he watched the candles flicker, demanding justice for his daughter's untimely death and urging accountability from those responsible.
Both the CCPO, through Colonel Ylanan, and Cebu City Mayor Nestor Archival extended their condolences to the Kwek family and joined the call for justice in this heartbreaking case. Gesta is currently detained at the Traffic Enforcement Unit of the CCPO as investigations continue.
