Paul Doyle, who entered a guilty plea to intentionally drove into a crowd during Liverpool’s Premier League winning parade, is scheduled to be sentenced today, Monday, December 15.
Doyle’s Ford Galaxy Titanium crashed into crowds of spectators on Water Street on May 26 just after 6:00 p.m., injuring over 130 people. Liverpool Crown Court will sentence him for 31 charges relating to the event.
Doyle sobbed on November 26 as he entered a guilty plea to 17 counts of attempting to cause grievous bodily harm (GBH) with intent, 9 counts of committing GBH with intent, three counts of wounding with intent, and dangerous driving.
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According to Liverpool World, Sarah Hammond, chief crown prosecutor for CPS Mersey-Cheshire, said: “Driving a vehicle into a crowd is an act of calculated violence.
“This was not a momentary lapse by Paul Doyle — it was a choice he made that day and it turned celebration into mayhem.
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