Liverpool driver jailed for 21 years

THE driver who ploughed through crowds at Liverpool FC’s Premier League victory parade, injuring 134 supporters, has been jailed for 21 years and six months.

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Paul Doyle, 54, was travelling into the city centre to collect friends on May 26 when he “lost his temper” and drove his Ford Galaxy directly into supporters making their way home from the title celebrations.

Dashcam footage from the vehicle, played in court, showed the shocking moments when fans were thrown on to the bonnet of the car or fell underneath as he accelerated down Water Street, which had been closed to traffic, at about 6pm.

Doyle, who could be heard in the footage swearing and shouting at supporters to “move”, had initially denied 31 offences he was charged with, but last month, moments before the prosecution was due to open his trial, he changed his pleas to admit all the charges.