Hit and run driver fined Dh30,000

Culprit had failed to comply with traffic signs, regulations and road safety rules

- BY KHITAM AL AMIR

An Abu Dhabi court has ordered a driver and an insurance company to jointly pay Dh30,000 in compensation to a pedestrian who was run over and left injured after the driver fled the scene of the accident.

The ruling was issued by the Abu Dhabi Civil Family Court, which found that the driver had failed to comply with traffic signs, regulations and road safety rules, and had escaped the scene without any acceptable justification.