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<p>MANILA — The Land Transportation Office said vlogger James Deakin&#x27;s son was properly sanctioned for reckless driving and was driving an unregistered car when apprehended.</p><p>LTO chief Markus Lacanilao made the statement after Deakin posted about the &quot;inflated&quot; citation given his son, who had commited a traffic violation on the Skyway last December.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/1/6/vlogger-james-deakin-complains-about-lto-s-inflated-traffic-charges-vs-son-1922">Vlogger James Deakin complains about LTO’s ‘inflated traffic charges’ vs son<br/></a></div><p>Lacanilao said Deakin&#x27;s son crossed a double solid line and was driving an unregistered vehicle, &quot;further constituting reckless driving.&quot;</p><div><br/></div><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display:flex;max-width:550px;width:100%;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px"><iframe id="twitter-widget-0" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=2008751642557247631&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fworkspace%2Fmonitoring%3Fitem%3Durn%3Anewsml%3Aod2-workbench-api.abs-cbn.com%3A2026-01-07T04%3A09%3A41.015004%3A80c06422-34dc-4c71-b289-2628d7ed4b4a%26action%3Dcorrect&amp;sessionId=ff3260a9ff93d17e0e84cae18083a86ba26dcbc7&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px" style="position:static;visibility:visible;width:490px;height:615px;display:block;flex-grow:1" data-tweet-id="2008751642557247631"></iframe></div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8"></script><div><br/></div><p>The vlogger&#x27;s son was given five days to contest the ticket but did not, the LTO chief also said.</p><p>He said the LTO has issued a subpoena for Deakin&#x27;s son to explain why he believes the violation should not be considered reckless driving.</p><p>The dealer of the vehicle that Deakin&#x27;s son was driving will also be made to explain why it released it for road use without proper documents.</p><p>The LTO also issued a show-cause order against the vehicle dealer for allowing the car to be released without proper documents. <strong>— from a report by Izzy Lee, ABS-CBN News</strong></p>

<p>LTO chief Markus Lacanilao made the statement after Deakin posted about the "inflated" citation given his son, who had commited a traffic violation on the Skyway last December.</p>

LTO chief Markus Lacanilao made the statement after Deakin posted about the "inflated" citation given his son, who had commited a traffic violation on the Skyway last December.

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LTO: James Deakin's son cited for reckless driving in unregistered vehicle

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Published January 07, 2026 12:16 PM PHT

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Updated January 07, 2026 12:50 PM PHT

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