"When the vehicle finally stopped, after injuring a total of 134 people, CCTV showed supporters and police swarm in on Doyle, who after arrest told officers, I've just ruined my family's life. Doyle, of West Derby in Liverpool, appeared tearful in the dock as evidence was played from the Liverpool parade in May at the start of his sentencing on Monday."
"The packed-out courtroom, just an eight-minute walk from Doyle's attack, heard from dozens of victims through impact statements. Many claimed to still be suffering from the physical and mental injuries from the fateful day. Opening the sentencing, Paul Greaney KC, prosecuting, played horrifying dashcam footage from Doyle's car, showing, Mr Greaney said, him driving in an aggressive and dangerous manner into Liverpool city centre, where he intended to pick up a friend and his family from the parade."
Paul Doyle, a 54-year-old ex-Royal Marine, accelerated his 1.9-tonne Ford Galaxy into crowds at a Liverpool victory parade, injuring 134 people during a two-minute rampage. Dashcam and CCTV footage showed him shouting "get out of the f****** way" as he drove into horrified supporters. Dozens of victims gave impact statements describing lasting physical and psychological injuries, and a mother feared her youngest son had died. Ex-soldier Daniel Barr intervened by jumping into the vehicle and helping to stop it. Doyle pleaded guilty to 31 charges, including dangerous driving, affray and multiple counts of GBH and wounding with intent.
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