'Ahmadi Minor Offenses': 3-month prison sentence for citizen driving at 190 km/h

His record includes 561 traffic violations totaling fines of 25,000 dinars.

The Al-Ahmadi Misdemeanor Court, presided over by Judge Mohammed Talal Al-Hajri, sentenced a Kuwaiti national to three months’ imprisonment with hard labor, convicting him of driving negligently and recklessly, and exceeding the speed limit, after his speed was recorded at 190 kilometers per hour.

Case documents revealed a traffic record replete with violations, showing that the defendant had previously committed 561 traffic infractions, with total fines exceeding 25,000 Kuwaiti dinars, indicating a pattern of repeated offenses and disregard for traffic regulations.

In its ruling, the court emphasized that adherence to traffic rules extends beyond mere compliance with regulatory provisions; it constitutes a responsibility aimed at protecting the lives, safety, and property of road users. The court affirmed that public roads are a shared right, and that driving negligently and endangering others cannot be treated as a mere isolated infraction.

The court stressed that lives cannot be restored, and errors that could have been prevented before they occurred may turn into tragedies that punishment cannot rectify and time cannot erase. It concluded its reasoning with a firm statement: “And whoever is not deterred by a sense of responsibility will be deterred by the rule of law.”