Motorist fined for hit and run incident
A Doha Criminal Court has fined a motorist QR10,000 for hitting a pedestrian with his vehicle and injuring him.
The local Arabic daily Arrayah reports that the court convicted the man of reckless driving and driving a vehicle without a proper license and causing injury to others.
He was also ordered to pay a sum of QR30,000 in collaboration with the insurance company concerned as a compensation for the victim.
The defendant was driving his vehicle by a local school when he hit a pedestrian with the front of his vehicle due to his carelessness.
Then, he fled the scene, though the victim was injured as a result of the accident. After some time, the defendant gave himself up to the police and admitted hitting the victim.
(Cover image courtesy: Muhammad Kamran Qureshi)
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Innocent driver! don't blame him.. he does not have anything in his heart; also he does not have license; how can u guys blame him?
the pedestrian is the culprit! how dare he walked in the street? jail him and cut his legs! such a huge crime he committed by walking in the road.
LMAO!
Most drivers in Qatar seems to have their cell phone as the steering wheel, so no wonder happenings like these..
Pedestrians should make it a habit to cross the road at designated places only ............. than complicating simple matters ............
Reckless drivers anywhere in the world, of any nationality make me sick. Their ego and disregard for others safety cause so much pain and loss they deserve all they get when they get caught or forced to hand themselves in. And the cowards that drive off should be punished much more severely in my opinion.
You should not be driving at 80km/h in school zone or in internal roads.
We have a great problem of bad driving, reckless driving, driving like you are the only one that matter and that you own the road.
It is a problem that needs to be resolved by education but especially by very strict enforcement.
Brit, True driver has controls but we need to remember the distance required to stop when you are driving at 80KM ........ a minimum distance is still required .......... this distance is for all ............ We can't expect from any well trained & responsible human to stop within one or two metres all of sudden ..........
Don't try to "correct" MM. He is always right.
MM: Be serious.. The article says "Careless driving" - So it means that it was the driver's fault
"without a proper license"- can be interpreted in no. of ways.
Hala, What if we just walk in front of moving vehicle while we talk & text on our mobiles ......... How can a poor soul would stop so suddenly ............ ?
hope he and others learn a lesson...
Mufti: "without a proper license". He didn't have one.
A cheap punishment.
Driving recklessly in front of a school should carry further punishment
Along with the fine, the person should have been jailed and his driving licence revoked.
That is a true gentleman's gesture .......... if a mistake happens ....... admit it ..............