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Laoag vice mayor Fariñas killed in car crash in Ilocos

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<figure class="op-interactive"><div id="IVS_ABS_Body_Video_1_Container"> <ivs-player id="IVS_ABS_Body_Video_1" data-ivs-spid="3001339" data-ivs-key="e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603" data-ivs-vid="1432231" data-ivs-floating="1"></ivs-player> <script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/iframe-parent.js"></script> <script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/loader.js"></script> </div></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="~//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="~//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>LAOAG, Ilocos Norte - (UPDATED) Laoag City Vice Mayor Michael Fariñas was killed in a car crash here, Wednesday.</p><p>Fariñas was driving his Mercedes Benz when it hit a concrete barrier in the city&#x27;s curving bypass road and went straight into a rice field, said Laoag police chief Dominic Guerrero. </p><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/news/06/07/34483621_1303120809831661_8119284087065149440_n.jpg"/><figcaption>Fariñas&#x27; SUV was heavily damaged after hitting a concrete barrier. <em>ABS-CBN News</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>The vice mayor, nephew of House Majority Leader Rodolfo Fariñas, was declared dead on arrival at the hospital, the police official told radio DZMM. </p><p>A policeman, who was with the vice mayor during the accident, is still under observation by doctors, Guerrero said. </p><p>Investigators, he said, are looking into reports that Fariñas was not wearing his seat belt during the accident. </p><div><strong>With a report from Ria Galiste, ABS-CBN News</strong></div>

<p>Laoag City Vice Mayor Michael Fariñas was killed in a car crash here, Wednesday.</p>

Laoag City Vice Mayor Michael Fariñas was killed in a car crash here, Wednesday.