Liverpool parade crash witnesses describe Paul Doyle
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A driver who injured more than 130 people when he plowed his car into a crowd of soccer fans celebrating Liverpool’s Premier League championship has been sentenced to over 21 years in prison.
A British man who injured more than 130 people by plowing his car into a crowd of Liverpool soccer fans during May’s Premier League victory parade was jailed for 21-and-a-half years on Tuesday, after admitting 31 criminal charges over the incident.
Paul Doyle struck more than 130 people when he plowed his car through fans leaving a jubilant victory parade for Liverpool F.C.
One of the most shocking was from Ian Passey, 47, who described the moment he saw his 77-year-old mother pinned beneath Doyle's car, her head "in a pool of blood". Another, the mother of an 11-year-old boy, told the court the collision "didn't just injure his body, it left emotional scars on our entire family".
Paul Doyle drove his Ford Galaxy Titanium into crowds on Water Street just after 6pm on May 26, causing injuries to over 130 people