Dubai : A 39-year-old Indian man has been sentenced to one month in jail and fined 10,000 dirhams (Rs 2.2 lakh) for running over a woman’s foot in Dubai. The woman was seriously injured in this incident. The Dubai Court of Appeal quashed his deportation order after the Dubai Court of Appeal held that the Indian was driving under the influence of alcohol and was also guilty of fleeing the scene of the accident, reports The National.
Last November, the accused while driving in Bur Dubai Al Mankhool area did not notice a woman sitting on the footpath. The man’s friend told the court, “We were together in the car at the time of the incident,” The National reported. He said, “He (the driver) stopped the car so I came out to see the woman, meanwhile he fled with the car.” The report states that the perpetrator has accepted the charges during the police investigation and in the court.
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Zero-tolerance policy on drunk driving
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has a zero-tolerance policy towards drunken driving, which is an offence. Nida Al Masri, legal advisor at Justicia Advocates & Legal Consultants, said, “According to Article 393 of the UAE’s traffic law, offenders who cause death on the road can face prison terms ranging from one month to three years, or a fine as decided by the court.” May have to face.
