Liverpool Man Sentenced to 21 Years for Parade Rampage

A 54-year-old man from Croxteth, Liverpool, was sentenced to 21 years and six months in prison in December after deliberately driving his Ford Galaxy into crowds of celebrating Liverpool football fans during the club's Premier League title victory parade on May 26. Paul Doyle plowed through jubilant supporters in the city center, injuring 134 people in a seven-minute rampage that authorities described as an act of aggression with no regard for public safety.

The incident unfolded on Water Street near the Liver Building, where thousands had gathered to mark Liverpool's championship win. Dashcam footage from Doyle's vehicle captured him speeding, overtaking cars, running red lights and shouting insults such as "move" and "get out the f***ing way" as he approached the throngs. Rather than stopping, he accelerated into the crowd, colliding with more than 100 people in just two minutes. Pedestrians pulled children from the car's path, and the footage showed the windshield shattering after one man landed on it. The vehicle, weighing nearly two tons, trapped several victims beneath its wheels. Doyle's actions only ceased due to the intervention of former soldier Daniel Barr, who...