A dangerous driver who was speeding and lost control of her Audi and killed a pedestrian has been jailed
20:38, 09 Sep 2026Updated 20:45, 09 Sep 2026
Shanise Hussain of West Drive, Handsworth
Police have released the first image of a speeding driver in Birmingham who swerved to avoid a car but struck a pedestrian as he was walking along a pavement.
Maurice Middleton was out buying a paper and cigarettes in Great Hampton Street in Hockley on Sunday, July 21, 2024.
Shanise Hussain was driving an Audi A3 along the same street at speed at around 2.45pm.
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Hussain swerved to avoid a Jaguar in the nearside lane as it indicated and moved into her lane suddenly.
She then smashed into the central reservation and careered into two pedestrians on a pavement, killing Mr Middleton.
Grandfather, Maurice Middleton, 65, had his life cut short when an Audi A3 driven by Shanise Hussain at speed hit a central reservation and careered across a road onto a pavement and hit him
Hussain was travelling at 48mph in a 30mph limit and had to swerve to avoid the Jaguar.
She had also pressed the accelerator instead of the brake and careered onto a pavement hitting Mr Middleton, throwing him into a shop front, as well as hitting a second pedestrian.
The 65-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene, with the other pedestrian suffering minor head and hand injuries.
Jail time
Hussain was charged with causing death by dangerous driving and was found guilty of the offence at a hearing earlier this year.
The 27-year-old of West Drive, Handsworth, was jailed for four years and six months at Birmingham Crown Court last Thursday (September 3).
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She was also disqualified from driving for eight years and three months.
The Jaguar driver was previously convicted of careless driving in relation to his involvement.
‘He was the centre of our family’
West Midlands Police also issued the first image of the victim, Maurice, as his family paid tribute to him.
They said: “Maurice was a brilliant, kind and generous man who was loved by everyone that he met.
“His death has completely shattered us a family. He was our rock; our king and he is truly loved and missed so much every day.
“Maurice was the centre of our family, the glue that held us all together and that is why his death has completely devastated us because it has left such a big hole in our hears that nothing and none can ever fill.”
The crash scene was cordoned off by police on Great Hampton Street, in Hockley(Image: Des Jaddoo)
Detective Sergeant Richard Evans, from West Midlands Police’s Serious Collison Investigation Unit, said: “This was a devastating incident which resulted in the loss of a life.
“Our thoughts are first and foremost with the victim’s family, who have been supported by specially trained officers throughout this extremely difficult time.
“I would take this opportunity to remind all road users of the responsibility they carry every time they get behind the wheel.
“The decisions made in a moment can have life-changing consequences for many people.”