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The young Saudi Arabian illegal street drifter known on the internet as 'The King of Nazeem Neighborhood' was this week given a 10-year prison sentence and an extra penalty of 1000 lashes for reckless driving.
A report in the Saudi Gazette said the 23-year-old, whose name was withheld, will also be banned from driving for life. However it seems he at least kept his life, for now, with the three judges voting two to one against giving him the death penalty.
The Prosecutor-General has objected to the decision on the death penalty and has indicated there will be a review of the case. There is precedent for the death penalty, with a driver in 2012 executed by beheading after his stunts resulted in the death of two people.
The King was prosecuted over drifting stunts that resulted in the death of a man who was riding as a passenger in his car -- which is emblazoned with the 'King's' crown logo on the bonnet.
His videos show him speeding into and drifting through traffic, and firing machine guns into the air, the report says, adding that many residents in the Saudi Arabian capital, Riyadh, had complained about his driving.
Undercover police officers arrested him in 2012 in a house on the Riyadh outskirts, where they also found numerous sets of license plates and false identification.
Watch the desktop version of the car drifter gets 10 years video here.
This reporter is on Twitter: @KarlaPincott
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