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No charges to be filed vs 'crazy yellow Kia' driver

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<p>MANILA - The driver of a yellow compact car who plowed through people and vehicles in Rockwell Center, Makati City on Friday night surrendered to authorities and was subsequently released.</p><p>Parties involved in the incident decided not to lay charges against Jamie Camille Lee Brojan, 28, a resident of San Juan City, after she committed to shoulder the victims&#x27; medical and vehicular repair expenses, officials said.</p><p>A video of Brojan in a yellow Kia Picanto, dubbed the &quot;crazy yellow Kia&quot; by netizens, uploaded by Kitt Lapena on Facebook, went viral and garnered over 19,000 shares as of this writing.</p><p>Another video which gave a bird&#x27;s eye view of the incident, taken by Helen de Terry-Glorioso, garnered over 4,000 shares.</p><script src="https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&amp;version=v2.5" async="" type="text/javascript"></script><div class="fb-post" data-href="https://www.facebook.com/kitt.hooray/posts/10154450270270660" data-width="auto"> </div><script src="https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&amp;version=v2.5" async="" type="text/javascript"></script><div class="fb-post" data-href="https://www.facebook.com/helendeterry/posts/10154091721022076" data-width="auto"> </div><p>The videos showed Brojan crashing her car into nearby vehicles and people in an attempt to flee Rockwell security officers, who caught up to her after a brief chase.</p><p>The marshal blocked the car&#x27;s path with their motorcycles, but she broke through the blockade and fled the scene.</p><p>According to a witness, the car allegedly earlier figured in an accident involving a silver sedan. Brojan supposedly refused to alight from her car and sped off.</p><p>However, Brojan told Makati police she was only flagged down by Rockwell security officials due to illegal parking.</p><p>She also claimed that she panicked after she was chased and mobbed by Rockwell marshals.</p><p>No blotter entry of the incident was filed at the Makati Traffic Command Center.</p><p>At least four security officials were injured, and several cars and motorcycles were damaged due to the incident. --<strong>with reports from Zhander Cayabyab, ABS-CBN News</strong></p>

<p>MANILA - The driver of a yellow compact car who plowed through people and vehicles in Rockwell Center, Makati City on Friday night surrendered to authorities and was subsequently released.</p>

MANILA - The driver of a yellow compact car who plowed through people and vehicles in Rockwell Center, Makati City on Friday night surrendered to authorities and was subsequently released.