It’s been 193 days since my youngest brother Muhammad Kassim was tragically killed by a drunk driver. Riding his motorbike, he was stopped at a traffic light on Beach Road in Dubai when he was hit from behind. We miss him dearly. May Allah keep him at peace until we see him again. Inshallah.
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الله يرحمه و يصبركم
It is very very sad and very tragic, and makes you feel angry too when young lives are lost due to utter negligence of individual or an establishment, in fact I am in the opinion the law should not only punish the people who drive drunk but also the establishment where the individual drank, this will enforce them to make sure there customers are not driving. My heartfelt condolences, and my prayers are with you and pray for your brothers soul too. I failed to understand why drunken driving in a country like UAE does not get more stringent enforcement as back home in the US. I have known many people who are never deterred by driving drunk in Dubai however, they would not even dare to touch the steering wheel and would nominate a driver when they drink in the US or Europe.
Hi Bob,
Thank you for your kind words. I fail to understand the system either.
When we last heard from the courts on the ongoing criminal case, the judge had reduced the sentence from one year to seven months with the ability to continue to stay in the country (deportation is normal in these types of cases). It baffles me as to how an individual who committed what would be considered to be vehicular manslaughter can get away with such a light sentence.
However, this is the way of the world.
I take comfort in believing that justice will eventually be served, whether in this world or the next.
Omar, we all miss him every single day. Life will never be the same.