Ex-cop in Philippine road rage clip stripped of gun licence

Wilfredo Gonzales, driver of a red sedan, went viral online after assaulting a cyclist. Gonzales is shown here pulling out and cocking a handgun as he confronts the unnamed cyclist near Welcome Rotunda at the boundary of Manila and Quezon City. - VIDEOGRAB FROM YOUTUBE

MANILA (Philippine Daily Inquirer/Asia News Network): A dismissed police officer identified in a “road rage” video as the motorist who hit a cyclist on the head and brandished a gun at him has been stripped of his firearm licence, the Philippine National Police said on Monday (Aug 28).

Wilfredo 'Willie' Gonzales, who was also demoted before his dismissal in 2018, was also directed by the Land Transportation Office (LTO) to explain why he was driving a vehicle not registered in his name.