Driver who ran over Liverpool fans sentenced to 21 years in prison | OneFootball

Paul Doyle, the driver who ran over a crowd in May and injured 134 people during the celebration of Liverpool's title in the Premier League, was sentenced this Tuesday to 21 and a half years in prison.

“He lost control in a fit of rage, determined to force his way through the crowd, regardless of the consequences,” and “used his vehicle as an extremely dangerous weapon,” stated Judge Andrew Menary, of the Liverpool criminal court (northwest England).

Paul Doyle, 54, “used his vehicle as a weapon,” emphasized prosecutor Paul Greaney on Monday, during the first session of the hearing, regarding the case that occurred on May 26 in Liverpool.

“It is almost impossible to understand how anyone in their right mind could have acted as you did. Driving a vehicle into crowds of pedestrians with such persistence and disregard for human life defies all common understanding,” highlighted the judge.

Doyle cried again this Tuesday, as he did on Monday at the opening of the hearing, during the reading of victims' statements, with accounts of the injuries suffered and how they continue to have nightmares about the incident.

During the parade celebrating Liverpool's 19th English championship title, the accused drove to pick up a friend who had participated in the celebration parade when he found himself among the fans gathered in the city center.

“There was an element of persistence in your actions: you had repeated opportunities to stop, but chose to continue despite that,” stated the judge to justify his sentence.

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