Liverpool parade driver Paul Doyle's reason for causing crash explained by prosecutors

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Dashcam footage showing Paul Doyle becoming "increasingly agitated" might've made him change his plea, as he prepared to stand trial on allegations that he deliberately injured Liverpool FC supporters celebrating the club's Premier League win. Doyle, 54, formerly of Burghill Road, West Derby, was due to stand trial at Liverpool Crown Court in relation to the incident on Water Street in Liverpool on Monday May 26 this year in which more than 100 adults and children were injured after his Ford Galaxy drove into a crowd of pedestrians at the Liverpool title parade.

He had previously pleaded not guilty to 31 charges following the incident, but switched his plea today, with prosecutors saying car dashcam footage captured him becoming agitated as he approached Dale Street and Water Street. Doyle switched to a guilty plea ahead of his trial today (Image: Liverpool Police) "Paul Doyle has been held responsible for his deliberate actions that endangered lives and brought chaos upon a community.

This attack did not just harm individuals - it struck at the heart of a city united in joy, leaving fear in its wake." "By entering guilty pleas, Doyle has finally accepted that he intentionally drove into crowds of innocent people during Liverpool FC's victory parade. "Dashcam footage from Doyle's vehicle shows that as he approached Dale Street and Water Street, he became increasingly agitated by the crowds.