Ajman: The Public Prosecution in Ajman on Wednesday referred to the Criminal Court a case of a 22-year-old Emirati driver who drove his vehicle into a McDonald’s restaurant in an accident that killed two people and injured six bystanders.
The driver suffered an epileptic fit at the wheel of his pick-up truck on July 17 and ploughed into the McDonald’s restaurant at an Eppco station in Al Hamidiya area in Ajman, the prosecutor told Gulf News on Wednesday.
The Ajman Public Prosecution completed their investigations= in the case after receiving the medical reports of the suspect.
Prosecutors charged the suspect with murder and driving under the influence of drugs.
The freak accident killed a 45-year-old Indian woman and a nine-year-old Iraqi boy while injuring six others. Three of the six injured people were children.
The Public Prosecution earlier extended the detention of the suspect, identified as A.H.S., for 14 days as part of the ongoing investigation into the incident.
As per Article 110 of the Code of Criminal Procedures, the Public Prosecution has the right to detain an accused for seven days, which can be extended for 14 days, after which a judge should look into the matter.
The judge can decide whether to extend the detention or release the suspect.
The criminal court will set a date to start the trial.
