'Selfish' driver travelling at 97mph moments before crash that killed mother is jailed
A driver who was travelling at 97mph just moments before crashing into a woman at a junction and killing her has been jailed for six years.
Hashim Aziz had been driving an Audi S3 in Broadway, Walsall, on November 21 2021, well over the road's 30mph speed limit according to witnesses.
Forensic investigators calculated he was travelling at 97mph just 70 metres from the scene of the fatal collision at the junction of Broadway and Magdalene Road.
The 23-year-old ploughed into a Vauxhall being driven by Baljinder Kaur Moore, known as Bal, who was wearing her seatbelt but was pronounced dead at the scene. Firefighters had to fold back part of the roof of the car, which had been knocked onto its side and came to a rest by a tree on the pavement due to the force of the impact, to free Mrs Moore before life support could be given.
The minimum speed Aziz was believed to have been travelling at the time of impact was 62mph. Investigators judged that if he had approached the junction at 30mph, there would have been enough time for her to complete the manoeuvre safely.
Aziz, of Ida Road in Walsall, was jailed for six years and banned for driving for seven years for causing death by dangerous driving at Wolverhampton Crown Court on Tuesday.
At the time of Mrs Moore's death, her family paid tribute, saying: "Everyone who truly knew Baljinder, but better known to them as Bal, knew her as a loving and kind-hearted person, beautiful both inside and out.
"She touched so many hearts, brought happiness to anyone she spoke to. Such a shame she had to depart from the world at a very young age. She will be truly missed."
Detective Sergeant Paul Hughes, from the Serious Collision Investigation Unit, added: "Speeds like these are in no way acceptable on any public road but definitely not a busy residential street.
"Every road user is entitled to expect some protection and speed limits are put in place for just that reason.
"Aziz showed a complete disrespect for everyone that night and it is Mrs Moore and her family that have paid the price for his dangerous and selfish actions."