UAE: Drunk driver ordered to pay 500,000 AED to insurance firm

A drunk driver who caused a fatal crash in abu dhabi has been ordered to pay 500,000 AED to an insurance company.

The two victims were both passengers in his car, one died on the spot, while the other had to spend month recovering in the hospital due to the injuries.

The insurance company that covered the vehicle had paid off the blood money to the family of the victim who died, along with compensating the victim who was in the hospital.

The insurance company later filed a lawsuit against the driver, demanding that he pay back the money, it was argued that the accident was caused by the man's recklessness and failure to abide by traffic rules.

The abu dhabi court of first instance issued a ruling, obliging the driver to pay the insurance company 496,429 in addition to paying all the legal expenses incurred by the plaintiff.