A reckless drink driver who filmed himself speeding at 80mph in his BMW before crashing and killing his friend in the passenger seat has been jailed for more than 10 years.
Mariusz Kosinski, 37, was speeding on the wrong side of the road before losing control and flipping his car onto its roof.
Footage shows him screaming ‘I killed the dude!’ in Polish after realising his friend Pawel Czubacki, 40, was dead in the passenger seat.
Kosinski recorded himself driving 20mph above the speed limit before he crashed on the A46 in Evesham, Worcestershire at 5.30pm on July 27, 2024.
Shocked witnesses told police that his black BMW 330d had sped past 14 cars and two motorbikes before the fatal crash.
The video shows Kosinski closely overtaking bikers and cars and drifting into the wrong side of the road.
Police and witnesses smelt alcohol on him in the wreckage and a breathalyser test revealed Kosinski had 80mcg of alcohol per 100ml of breath – more than twice the legal limit of 35 mcg.
Kosinski seemed distraught at the crash scene, closing his eyes as police spoke to him. In the video, he did not respond to the the officers’ questions asking him his name and his age.
Mariusz Kosinski, 37, was speeding on the wrong side of the road before losing control and flipping his car onto its roof
Shocked witnesses told police that his black BMW 330d had sped past 14 cars and two motorbikes before the fatal crash
Kosinski recorded himself driving 20mph above the speed limit before he crashed on the A46 in Evesham, Worcestershire at 5.30pm on July 27, 2024
Kosinski, from Evesham, was convicted of causing death by dangerous driving and was jailed for ten-and-a-half years last week at Worcester Crown Court.
Judge Nicholas Cartwright said Kosinski deliberately ignored the rules of the road.
He added that in doing so Kosinski showed a disregard for the safety of other road users while ‘showing off’.
The judge also banned Kosinski from driving for 13 years.
Other motorists heard the loud screeching of tyres and saw the black BMW’s wheels spinning on the Twyford Island roundabout before it hurtled onto the A46 Evesham Bypass, the court heard.
He then continued down the centre of the road approaching Badsey Island as he attempted to overtake another car.
Moments later he lost control and his BMW went into a spin before flipping over and landing on its roof on a grass verge.
Despite the efforts of emergency services, Kosinski’s friend, Mr Czubacki, died at the scene.
Kosinski closed his eyes as police spoke to him and refused to answer their questions in the video
Kosinski lost control of his BMW before went into a spin before flipping over and landing on its roof on a grass verge
The video shows Kosinski closely overtaking bikers and cars and drifting into the wrong side of the road
Police arrested Kosinski and noticed alcohol on his breath, prompting them to breathalyse the driver.
He failed this test and also was found to be over the limit of 80 milligrams per 100 millilitres of alcohol in blood, registering 84 milligrams, when his blood was taken some time later.
Kosinski’s mirror dashcam was used as evidence of his reckless driving earlier in the day and leading up to the crash.
After the crash, it captured him screaming in Polish: ‘F***! He is dead mate! I killed the dude. F***! Buddy! I killed him!’
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.’
