Supreme court revokes ruling in blood money case

Abu Dhabi: The Federal Supreme Court revoked Sharjah Court of Appeal's ruling, forcing a motorist to pay the full sum of blood money for running over a pedestrian, according to a report by the Arabic Daily Al Bayan.

The court stated that the blood money sum should be decreased due to the victim sharing some of the fault for causing the accident.

The Sharjah court of Appeal ruled that the man must pay the full blood money, amounting to Dh200,000. The Federal Supreme Court, however, ruled that the man will pay a Dh3,000 fine for the accident, and Dh100,000 in blood money.

The pedestrian was killed when a motorist driving at high speed ran him over in Al Khan road, heading to Al Khan roundabout. Upon impact, the pedestrian's body was knocked back five metres, and the car stopped 69 metres away from the crash, which confirms that the man was driving at high speed.

The court stated that the pedestrian should not have been crossing the road from undesignated areas for crossing and at a road with 80km speed limit, stating that it also illegal for pedestrians to be crossing that road, which led to the decision to decrease the sum of blood money that must be paid by the motorist.