A drunken African asylum seeker, Wilfred Museka, 31, ended the life of a pretty blonde, English aspiring model, Rebecca Caine, 20, whilst driving the wrong way on the M62 motorway in September 2012.

The irresponsible Zimbabwean had drunk cans of lager and rum and Red Bull whilst at a house-party in Openshaw, Manchester and was twice the legal limit when he gave a blood sample an hour after the accident.
He drove past no entry signs on the slip road near Littleborough, Rochdale, as well as ignoring the warnings from a broken down motorist who waved his torch in an attempt to attract his attention. He drove 1.5 miles at 70mph between junctions 21 and 22 of the M62 Motorway when his Renault Megane had a head on collision with a Chevrolet Matiz which was taking Miss Caine and three friends back to Leeds after a night out in central Manchester in September.

Miss Caine was thrown through the rear nearside window as the car rotated from the impact toward the central reservation of the motorway.

During the 2012 court case Prosecutor Tina Landale said: ‘Her body was seen to fly through the air and hit the ground. The rearside of the Chevrolet drove over body. The passengers in the Chevrolet could see her blonde hair on the carriageway.

Insurance company worker, Museka told police at the scene: ‘I do not know what happened. I was driving and then – bang.’

He pleaded guilty at Manchester Crown Court to causing death by dangerous driving, driving with no insurance or valid licence and driving with excess alcohol.

Judge Adrian Smith told him: “No sentence can possible reflect the loss of the life of Becky – a young, bright and hugely popular young woman who was about to finish her University education.

“She had a bright and happy future to look forward to and you have left a huge hole in the lives of her family. This was a flagrant disregard of the basic rules of motoring caused by your inability to exercise any judgement through the consumption of large amounts of alcohol.’
In a victim impact statement, Miss Caine’s mother Susan said: ‘Becky had many plans for the future and was just starting out on her adult life. She was a beautiful young woman inside and out. It has totally devastated our family.’

Miss Caine’s father Timothy in his victim impact statement said: ‘She attracted people to her with her infectious laugh and beaming smile. We have lost a daughter and a beautiful shining light.

‘We miss her smile, her love and her carefree attitude. There are some people in life who are very special and Rebecca was one of those people.’

During the trial it was revealed the Zimbabwean had arrived in the UK in 2000 and claimed asylum – which had been granted until 2016 when his case was to be reviewed.

He joins a growing diaspora of Zimbabwean Black migrants in Britain – with estimated numbers of as many as a million, seeking refuge from their failing nation.

Zimbabwe, formerly the British colony Rhodesia, was transformed under British rule in the 1880s from an illiterate, subsistence level African tribal society to a well educated and hugely productive nation, formerly known as the ‘Bread basket of Africa’. However, after Britain granted independence in 1980, the Black Zimbabweans, average IQ 82, have been unsuccessful in standing on their own feet. They currently form a growing diaspora of between 5-7 million living in more successful nations such as South Africa, UK, US and Australia.