Dakar : Une ingénieure condamnée après un accident causé sous l’emprise de l’alcool
On September 3, A. Kounta, a 27-year-old sales engineer, appeared before the Dakar flagrante delicto court for drunk driving, endangering the lives of others, and destruction of property belonging to others. Placed in custody on August 29, 2025, she was arrested after causing a traffic accident while under the influence of alcohol. In court, the defendant openly admitted the facts: "I was drinking. I am aware of the danger of driving in this state. I thought I was capable of driving." However, she specified that her vehicle was in order, with all the necessary documents.
BMM Seck, the civil party, described the accident: "We were at the red light. Suddenly, it hit us from behind. My car hit another vehicle in front. There was material damage." He asked the court to reserve his civil interests for the damages suffered.
The public prosecutor requested a two-month prison sentence, a fine of 50,000 CFA francs, and a three-month driving ban. Defense attorney Souleymane Soumaré pleaded for leniency, noting the lack of official blood alcohol test results and pointing out that the legal limit is set at 0.2 mg/l under Senegalese law. He requested a reclassification of the facts as failure to control or material damage. Defense attorney Youssoupha Camara emphasized his client's professional status as an executive in a large company and the importance of her vehicle as a work tool, arguing for no license ban.
In its deliberations, the court found A. Kounta guilty and sentenced her to one month in prison, suspended, a fine of 50,000 FCFA and a suspension of her driving license for three months from the date of judgment.
Commentaires (5)
C les amis de dame amar
Li Senegal la? Euskey
sangara bi mo laye deranger mais bokkale que serignes et les talibes font mome, ca derangent personne!!
Ingenieur commercial n'est pas ingenieur
Qu’est-ce qu’être ingénieure a à voir là dedans?
Quel est l’intérêt de mentionner sa profession???
Intérêt, je ne sais pas. Nécessité, je dirais qu’il y en a car quelqu’un d’instruit à un tel niveau doit être capable de s’éduquer et savoir qu’on ne conduit pas en état d’ébriété. Mettre sa vie en danger est une chose, hypothéquer celle d’autrui en est une autre.
Ndeysane sant deukoul fene
parceque c kounta han... pourtant ya des rumeurs de mbacke qui aiment les boissons alcoolisees.
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