A drink driver from Stafford who caused a fatal collision that killed a taxi driver and seriously injured a passenger has been jailed for nearly a decade.
​Joshua Stack, aged 25, got behind the wheel of his Vauxhall Corsa in January 2024 after drinking at a local sports venue.
​Staffordshire Police confirmed that Stack’s vehicle collided with a taxi, resulting in the death of 50-year-old Sajid Ali from Walsall. A passenger travelling in the back seat of the taxi, a man in his 20s, sustained serious injuries and was taken to hospital. He has since been discharged and continues to recover.
​Guilty plea ahead of trial
​Following the collision, Stack was also taken to hospital for treatment for serious injuries. A blood sample subsequently proved he was over the legal drink-drive limit at the time of the crash.
​Stack pleaded guilty to causing death by dangerous driving and causing serious injury by dangerous driving just days before a trial was due to begin. He was sentenced on Monday 2 November 2026.
​Following the sentencing, Staffordshire Police said: “Stack’s actions that day has taken away someone from their family forever and caused significant emotional and physical distress to another.
​”I’m pleased that we have been able to build all of the evidence needed to make sure he is brought to justice.”
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