Learn Dutch: Omdat ik te hard reed, kreeg ik de boete thuisgestuurd. - Because I drove too fast, I got the fine sent home.

This is the 'krijgen passive', similar to the English structure 'to get something done'. You use a form of krijgen (here the past tense kreeg) plus a past participle at the end of the sentence (thuisgestuurd). It emphasizes that the subject is the receiver of the action.

Why does the sentence use hard instead of snel for driving fast?

In Dutch, hard rijden is the standard and most natural way to say 'driving fast'. While snel does mean 'fast' or 'quick', when it comes to the physical speed of a vehicle (or even running), the Dutch usually say hard.

Why is the word order kreeg ik instead of ik kreeg in the second half?

This happens because of the V2 (verb-second) rule. The entire first clause (Omdat ik te hard reed) acts as the first piece of information in the sentence. The main verb must come in the second position, so kreeg comes immediately after the comma, pushing the subject ik right behind it.

Why is thuisgestuurd written as one solid word with ge in the middle?