Dubai Police have arrested a young Emirati driver for recklessly performing stunts with his four-wheel drive on City Walk during rainy weather, and posting videos of it on social media.
Brigadier Saif Muhair Al Mazroui, Director of Traffic Department at Dubai Police said that the man has been arrested, according to a report in Gulf News.
“We caught the reckless driver and referred him to authorities for legal action. His video went viral on social media and other people recorded him on video and then posted it online,” he said.
He added that the driver, whose vehicle has been seized, will face charges and will have to pay AED100,000 in order to recover his car from authorities.
The police acted on complaints after the video appeared online.
Brigadier Al Mazroui said that such behaviour was unacceptable.
“We won’t stand still against such behaviour, as it can cause loss of lives and damage properties. We ask the public to enjoy the rainy weather away from such reckless acts,” he said.
The man was allegedly accompanied by two other people.
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