Drunk driver screamed ‘I killed the dude’ after crashing BMW with friend inside
A drunk driver killed his friend while trying to show off his powerful BMW by driving on the wrong side of the road.
Mariusz Kosinski, 37, was seen driving on the wrong side of the street in Evesham, Worcester, before losing control and flipping his car onto its roof.
The court heard how other drivers heard screeching tyres as Kosinski overtook dozens of vehicles, barrelling down the road before attempting to overtake a car.
It was then that he lost control and his BMW went into a spin before flipping over and landing on its roof on a grass verge.
Kosinski’s mirror dashcam caught him screaming in Polish: ‘F***! He is dead, mate! I killed the dude. F***! Buddy! I killed him!’
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His passenger and friend, Pawel Czubacki, 40, died in the passenger seat despite the efforts of emergency services who rushed to the scene.
Kosinski had filmed his speedometer hitting 80mph before he crashed on the A46 on July 27, 2024.
Shocked witnesses told police how his black BMW 330d had sped past 14 cars and two motorbikes before the smash.
A breathalyser test revealed Kosinski had 80mcg of alcohol per 100ml of breath – more than twice the legal limit of 35mcg.
Kosinski, of Evesham, has been convicted of causing death by dangerous driving and was jailed for ten-and-a-half years.
Jailing him at Worcester Crown Court, Judge Nicholas Cartwright said Kosinski deliberately ignored the rules of the road.
He added that in doing so showed a disregard for the safety of other road users while ‘showing off’.
The judge also banned Kosinski from driving for 13 years.
Detective Constable Danny Somner, of West Mercia Police, said: ‘We are pleased to get this conviction and sentencing for Kosinski today whose appalling driving resulted in the tragic death of his passenger and put many other motorists at risk of serious harm that day.
‘It would be easy to think that what happened was just a one-off lapse of judgment or moment of madness.
‘However, the footage recovered from Kosinski’s dashcam showed his usual driving was risky and dangerous, so it is right he is behind bars and has been handed a lengthy ban from the roads.’
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