The face of the father-of-six from Coventry who killed a woman on his way to Birmingham Airport

Police have released the photograph of a Coventry father-of-six who caused the death of a woman on the M42 by driving at 115mph. Mohammed Asif crashed his Audi Q7 into the back of a Škoda near Birmingham Airport.

Marzena Kaczorowska had been a passenger in the Škoda and was on her way to Birmingham Airport. She was due to fly to her native Poland to see her family for the first time in more than a year, reports BirminghamLive.

Ms Kaczorowska tragically died from catastrophic head and chest injuries. Asif had been heading home to Coventry but had no reason to rush, Birmingham Crown Court heard.

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Six months after the incident, Asif, 47, was caught drink-driving, Birmingham Crown Court heard. He was jailed for nine years and banned from driving for ten years after admitting causing death by dangerous driving.

Footage from another driver showed Asif speeding on the M42. He repeatedly exclaimed: “Oh shit” when the crash happened moments later, Birmingham Crown Court heard. It happened around 2.50 am on September 3, 2022.

Asif collided with the Škoda at such speed that his Audi flipped onto its roof, Birmingham Crown Court heard. Ms Kaczorowska was driven from her home in Worcestershire to Birmingham Airport by her partner of more than 21 years, Wlodzimierz Najmul.

Mr Najmul said: “On the day of the collision I was taking Marzena to Birmingham Airport to see family in Poland, which was extremely exciting for her. He hadn’t seen them in a year and they missed each other very much. Seeing her family brought a lot of happiness.”

He continued: “It is a journey that has changed my life forever. Out of nowhere, we were hit by a speeding car, the medical staff worked hard to stabilize Marzena in hospital for 14 days before her body could no longer fight. Her injuries were too bad.

“I was there to watch her die as her life support was turned off. No one should see this.”

Asif had gone out with a friend and dropped her off at her home in Birmingham before returning to his own address in Coventry via the M42. Six months later, on March 12 last year, the 47-year-old crashed his BMW into two parked cars, Birmingham Crown Court heard.

Prosecutor Tom Walkling said Asif showed a “callous disregard for the safety of others” in relation to his driving on the M42. He added that the 47-year-old “failed to learn the lessons” of the fatal drink-driving crash months later, Birmingham Crown Court heard.

Antonie Muller’s defense said his client had a “limited memory” of the incident on the M42. He suggested Asif may have been undecided between getting behind the Škoda to exit the J6 or speeding up to overtake it, as well as two HGVs.

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