Driver pleads guilty in Liverpool parade crash

Paul Doyle Pleads Guilty After Hitting Liverpool Fans

In an unexpected turn during the second day of the trial, Paul Doyle pleaded guilty to causing serious injuries to people. The events occurred on May 26, when Doyle attacked Liverpool supporters who were celebrating their team’s victory parade. The 54-year-old man pleaded guilty to dangerous driving, affray, 17 counts of attempting to cause grievous bodily harm with intent, nine counts of causing grievous bodily harm with intent, and three counts of wounding with intent at Liverpool Crown Court on Wednesday. A jury was constituted on Tuesday for the trial, but the next day, when the prosecution’s case was to be presented, Doyle was asked to testify again about the charges. Doyle, with his head bowed, broke down in tears as he changed his statements. With a choked voice and wiping away his tears, he listened to the reading of the charges against him. Previously, he had denied all charges related to the May 26 incident, which took place while the crowd gathered in the city to celebrate the football team’s Premier League title. More than 130 people reported injuries after Doyle drove his Ford Galaxy Titanium into the crowd on Water Street, shortly after 6:00 PM.

The charges relate to 29 victims, aged between six months and 77 years. The youngest victim, Teddy Eveson, whose parents reported that he was thrown about 15 feet down the road in his stroller when the crash occurred. Doyle, a resident of Croxteth, Liverpool, admitted to attempting to cause serious bodily harm to the baby. Five other children, whom Doyle allegedly injured or attempted to injure, cannot be named for legal reasons. The defendant, allegedly a former Royal Marine, cried at several pre-trial hearings when he appeared via video conference from prison. He was supported in court by members of his family. Thousands of Liverpool fans were in the city on the day of Doyle’s attack to watch the parade, which began at 2:30 p.m. and covered 15 km before entering the city center. The team bus had traveled along The Strand, which passes the end of Water Street, before the incident and the parade was coming to an end, with the supporters heading home. In May, Merseyside Police reported that they believed the driver had followed an ambulance to Water Street after a road closure was temporarily lifted for crews to attend to a person suffering a cardiac arrest.