Paul Doyle pleaded guilty to driving into crowds of football fan(Image: PA)
Paul Doyle cried as he appeared in the dock for his sentencing hearing at Liverpool Crown Court after injuring more than 100 people at Liverpool FC's title parade in May.
The 54-year-old donned a black suit and grey tie with a white shirt, sobbing as Paul Greaney KC, prosecuting, began opening the sentencing. Doyle had a tissue in his hand, which he held to his face at times.
More than 30 victims were in court for the hearing, with others in another room in the building.
More than 100 pedestrians, ranging from babies to a 78-year-old woman, were injured after being struck by the Ford Galaxy on Water Street in Liverpool city centre shortly after 6pm on Monday, May 26, as what was meant to be a day of joy turned into scenes of devastation and terror.
The scene of the horror crash(Image: AFP via Getty Images)
Fifty casualties required hospital treatment in the aftermath of the appalling incident, although they were later discharged.
Doyle tearfully changed his pleas to guilty on the day he was due to go on trial at Liverpool Crown Court, with his sentencing now due to take place over the course of two days on Monday and Tuesday.