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A truck driver was sentenced to prison and ordered to pay Dh200,000 in blood money for parking on a steep road without pulling the handbrake. The vehicle started moving and ran over a 54-year-old Asian man sitting on the shoulder of the road. During the incident, the man suffered severe injuries and died. The accused was sentenced to one month in prison and ordered to pay Dh200,000 in blood money for traffic misdemeanors. The Ras Al Khaimah Partial Commercial Court also ordered the accused, his insurance company, and the company that owns the vehicle to pay Dh90,000 to the victim's family, which included his wife and two children. The victim's children filed the case for monetary compensation, citing the grief, pain, and mental anguish they experienced due to the loss of their father as the primary reason. They also stated that they had lost their sole source of income and requested Dh150,000 in compensation. Their attorney confirmed that the family was entitled to additional compensation on top of the blood money if the perpetrator was found guilty of causing the victim's death in a criminal trial. The joint responsibility of the accident rests with the owner of the vehicle as well, the court found, as the accused was in her employment at the time of the accident. The Partial Commercial Court ruled that the victim's wife and two children were entitled to compensation. The defendants were ordered to pay an additional Dh90,000 in addition to the blood money: Dh50,000 to the widow and Dh20,000 to each of the victim's two children. BKM/ Expat Media
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