Reckless driver killed young mum at 100mph while showing off in brother's Audi

A 23-year-old driver killed a young mum after ploughing into her while speeding up to 100mph in an Audi S3, a court heard.

Wolverhampton Crown Court heard Hashim Aziz took his brother's new £25,000 yellow motor without consent before going for a drive to 'impress his cousins' who were passengers.

Aziz hurtled along Broadway in Walsall at over 100mph, more than three times its speed limit, when he ploughed into Baljinder Kaur Moore's red Vauxhall Corsa, which was turning into Magdalene Road.

The collision, which happened on Sunday 21 November 2021, caused fatal injuries to the mother of a five-month-year-old boy, who was driving to pick up her husband Harjinder.Wolverhampton Crown Court heard Aziz sought to blame Mrs Moore during his police interview but later admitted causing death by dangerous driving.

At his sentencing in Wolverhampton today, January 10, Aziz expressed 'full remorse' for the smash while Mrs Moore's family members spoke of their devastating loss and the 'huge hole' left in their lives.

Cathlyn Orchard, prosecuting, said two witnesses had spotted Aziz flying past them 'in excess of 100mph' before they heard loud bangs. The severity of the impact caused one of the car engines to become detached while debris was left scattered 30 metres away, she said.

Mrs Moore, who was wearing a seatbelt, was extricated by firefighters from the wreckage but was pronounced dead a short time after the collision at 7.30pm. Mrs Moore had left her home earlier that evening to collect her husband from his brother's home, located a short distance away from where the couple lived.

In a victim impact statement, Harjinder recalled running to the police cordon after another driver had said a young woman in a red car had died.

Ms Orchard said Aziz had taken his brother's Audi, which he had recently bought for £25,000, while he was in the shower at around 7pm.

Two CCTV cameras had captured the Audi around 80 metres from the crash site, at which point collision investigators were able to calculate it was driving at 97mph. The court heard Aziz began breaking before the junction with Magdalene Road, and struck Mrs Moore's car at 62mph.

Harjinder tried calling his wife after she did not show up and he then left his brother's home in the direction of Broadway. Before he got there, a driver told him 'to turn back because a young woman had died'.

Aziz's defence counsel, Adam Morgan, said his client had collected two of his cousins to go for a meal in Coventry before the crash. He said: "He accepts full responsibility for what was a catastrophic accident. He simply shouldn't have been travelling anywhere near that speed."

Mr Morgan said Aziz was a former school prefect and had been studying accounting. He said Aziz suffers flashbacks and nightmares from the crash, adding: "He is genuinely remorseful. He is anxious that I apologise on his behalf.

"Although the family might not be able to forgive him, he hopes they will be able to accept that he is sorry."

Aziz, who had a clean criminal record and no driving convictions, pleaded guilty to causing death by dangerous driving and driving without insurance at an earlier plea hearing.

He previously denied one count of aggravated vehicle taking. But, following arguments between the judge and defence counsel during sentencing, Aziz agreed to be sentenced on the 'full facts of the case' - including the latter offence, it was heard.

Sentencing judge, HHJ Michael Chambers KC, said: "You drove in excess of 100mph in a residential area, approaching a crossroads. This was dangerous driving of the greatest gravity and it was the loss of a life of a young mother, a daughter and sister."

Having outlined evidence carried out during the collision investigation, Mr Chambers added: "She clearly didn't stand a chance." Had the case gone to trial, Aziz would have been jailed for eight years.

However, he was awarded 25 per cent credit for his early guilty plea. As a result, the total sentence was six years. He was also banned from driving for seven years.