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12/16 07:13 CST Driver who rammed through crowd at Liverpool soccer parade
sentenced to over 20 years
Driver who rammed through crowd at Liverpool soccer parade sentenced to over 20
years
LONDON (AP) --- 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 20 years in prison.
Paul Doyle rammed his minivan through a sea of fans and finally halted after a
bystander got in the vehicle and forced it into park as it came to a stop atop
bodies.
"The footage is truly shocking," Judge Andrew Menary said Tuesday. "It is
difficult if not impossible to convey in words alone the scenes of devastation
you caused. It shows you deliberately accelerating into groups of fans, time
and time again."
Doyle sobbed in Liverpool Crown Court over the two-day sentencing as
prosecutors detailed the May 26 crime, using graphic video footage and reading
emotional statements from dozens of victims.
Doyle, 54, pleaded guilty last month to 31 counts, including dangerous driving
and multiple counts of attempting or causing grievous bodily harm and
intentional wounding.
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