▁The ▁incident ▁has ▁since ▁been ▁the ▁subject ▁of ▁an ▁investigation ▁by ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Trade ▁and ▁Indust ry ▁( DT I ). ▁There ▁are ▁also ▁several ▁sudden ▁un int ended ▁acceleration ▁inc idents ▁involving ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁Mon tero ▁that ▁date ▁way ▁back ▁in ▁the ▁year ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁However , ▁no ▁such ▁inc id ences ▁have ▁sur fac ed ▁in ▁other ▁countries . ▁ ▁At ▁least ▁ 2 3 ▁SU A ▁inc idents ▁involving ▁Mon tero ▁Sports ▁were ▁recorded ▁by ▁the ▁Philipp ine ▁National ▁Police ▁Highway ▁Pat rol ▁Group , ▁from ▁motor ists ▁in ▁Metro ▁Man ila , ▁Cav ite , ▁Bat ang as , ▁I lo ilo ▁City , ▁Lag una ▁and ▁T ac lob an . ▁ ▁M its ub ishi ▁has ▁assert ed ▁that ▁the ▁vehicles ▁are ▁safe ▁to ▁use ▁and ▁any ▁sudden ▁acceleration ▁claims ▁were ▁of ▁no ▁basis ; ▁The ▁company ▁however ▁offered ▁a ▁free ▁ins pection ▁for ▁Mon tero ▁own ers ▁affected ▁by ▁the ▁incident . ▁ ▁Notable ▁inc idents ▁ ▁On ▁September ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁during ▁the ▁fun eral ▁process ion ▁of ▁the ▁remains ▁of ▁former ▁I loc os ▁Norte ▁vice ▁governor ▁Mar iano ▁N al upt a , ▁Jr ., ▁a ▁Mon tero ▁Sport ▁( owned ▁by ▁the ▁bere aved ▁family ▁of ▁N al upt a ), ▁suddenly ▁went ▁out ▁of ▁control ▁and ▁hitting ▁ 1 3 ▁people ▁who ▁are ▁part