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New York Times
3 days ago
- Politics
- New York Times
British Man Appears in Court Over Liverpool Car Ramming
A 53-year-old British man appeared in court on Friday in Liverpool, England, charged with driving his car into a crowd celebrating Liverpool Football Club's Premier League title. The man, Paul Doyle, said to be a father of three and a former Royal Marine, appeared tearful as he spoke at Liverpool Magistrates' Court to confirm his name, date of birth and address. Mr. Doyle has been charged with seven offenses, including dangerous driving, causing grievous bodily harm with intent (a serious assault charge used when major injuries have been caused) and 'unlawful and malicious wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm.' Seventy-nine people were injured in the crash, the police said in a statement, and at least 50 required treatment in a hospital. The local ambulance service has said that four children were among those hurt, the youngest of whom was 9. The charges against Mr. Doyle relate to injuries suffered by six of the victims, including two children, aged 11 and 17. A judge imposed legal restrictions preventing them from being identified by the news media. Hundreds of thousands of people had gathered on Monday to celebrate Liverpool F.C.'s winning the title in the Premier League, the top tier of English soccer. A car plowed into packed crowds on Water Street, near the end of the 10-mile victory parade, shortly after 6 p.m. local time. A prosecutor, Philip Astbury, told the hearing in Liverpool that Mr. Doyle 'drove deliberately at people among that crowd as they tried to leave the area.' At a later hearing on Friday at Liverpool Crown Court, a judge set a provisional trial date of Nov. 24, with a hearing at which Mr. Doyle can enter a plea scheduled for Aug. 14. The judge at the crown court ruled that Mr. Doyle would be kept in custody until that date. The BBC reported that Mr. Doyle was a former member of the British Navy's elite Royal Marines commando unit and had three children. Public records show him to have been the director of a small retail company that shut down in 2020. Sarah Hammond, chief prosecutor for the region that covers Liverpool, said on Thursday that the charges against Mr. Doyle would be kept under review as the police investigation continued, meaning more could be filed or existing ones amended. She added that the investigation was at an early stage, with prosecutors and the police still reviewing a 'huge volume of evidence,' including video footage and witness statements.
Yahoo
5 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
7 remain hospitalized days after Liverpool F.C. parade crash that injured at least 79
Video above: KTLA 5 breaking news coverage of the parade crash on Monday. A total of seven people are still in the hospital after a man plowed his minivan into a crowd of people celebrating at a championship parade for Liverpool F.C. on Monday. The Merseyside Police confirmed the information in a public update issued at 2 p.m. local time on Wednesday. 'As part of the ongoing investigation, we have also been able to identify more people who were injured, with 79 in total who we are now speaking with,' authorities said. LAFC is competing for the last spot in the FIFA Club World Cup against Club América: How you can watch for free Per a social media post from Merseyside Police, each of the seven people who remain in the hospital are in stable condition. The 53-year-old man, who has not been named, hails from Liverpool's West Derby neighborhood, law enforcement officials say. He has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder, dangerous driving offenses and driving while unfit through drugs. He remains in police custody. A motive for the crash has not been established, but police say the driver acted alone and that the incident is not believed to be terrorism. '[On Wednesday], the investigation team [has] been granted further time to continue questioning him in police custody, which will remain in place until [Thursday],' Merseyside Police said. Girl, 4, receiving treatment in L.A. faces life-threatening risk of deportation to Mexico In Wednesday's update, Merseyside Police Detective Superintendent Rachel Wilson stated that the number of people in the hospital is reducing in the days following the incident that took place on Water Street in downtown Liverpool. 'We continue to support those still receiving treatment and as part of our ongoing inquiries, we are identifying more people who were injured,' Wilson said. 'I want to reassure the public of Merseyside that detectives are making significant progress as we seek to establish the full circumstances that led to what happened.' Authorities are also reviewing 'extensive' CCTV footage to track the movements of the Ford Galaxy hatchback that was driven by the 53-year-old suspect. The parade was being held to celebrate Liverpool F.C.'s Premier League title. An estimated one million people were said to have come out to support and watch the 10-mile procession. Local media reports, citing a BBC reporter who was at the parade with his family, state that the open-top bus carrying the team had recently passed through the area when the car plowed through the crowd. Family of woman found dead in L.A. homeless encampment say questions remain This is not the first tragedy involving Liverpool F.C.; in 1985, the Heysel Stadium disaster occurred when Liverpool fans surged into an adjacent stand filled mostly with fans of Italian club Juventus before the start of the European Cup final. A total of 39 people died after being crushed against a wall that eventually collapsed, and a further 600 people were injured in the incident that occurred at the stadium in Brussels, Belgium. The disaster was blamed on hooliganism (14 Liverpool fans were convicted of manslaughter), mistakes by officials (one police captain was convicted of manslaughter) and structural issues with the stadium. Four years after the Heysel Stadium tragedy, the Hillsborough Stadium disaster occurred in Middlesbrough, England when local police mismanaged crowd control by letting an influx of supporters into two standing-only sections. The incident claimed the lives of 94 people on the day; a 95th died days later, an 18-year-old — who was left in a persistent vegetative state from the incident — died in 1993, and the 97th victim died in 2021, 32 years after suffering irreversible brain damage. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
6 days ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
What We Know About the Liverpool Car Ramming
Police officers, and fire services, attend the scene of the car-ramming on Water Street, Liverpool , May 26. Credit - Darren Staples - Getty Images Four people are 'very, very ill in hospital' after sustaining injuries when a car in Liverpool, England rammed into a crowd of soccer fans on Monday evening, Mayor Steve Rotheram said. The collision, which took place in a packed city center as fans were celebrating Liverpool F.C. winning the English Premier League, injured nearly 50 people, including four children. 'Scenes of joy turned to utter horror and devastation, and my thoughts and the thoughts of the whole country are with all of those that are affected, those injured, which of course includes children, their families, their friends, the whole community, Liverpool fans everywhere,' U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer said following the incident. Police in Merseyside, the county where Liverpool is located, said a 53-year-old British man was arrested but the incident is not being treated as an act of terrorism. This is the latest major car-ramming incident in a worrying trend across the globe. In April, 11 people were killed and dozens injured in Vancouver, Canada during a Filipino heritage festival in the city. Two people were killed alongside 37 injured in Munich, Germany in February. Here's what we know so far about the car-ramming in Liverpool. An estimated 1 million people were in downtown Liverpool on Monday attending an open-bus trophy parade celebrating their team's Premier League Championship. At around 6 p.m. local time, a car drove into the crowd on Water Street, hitting dozens of people. Although the car stopped and slowed down on various occasions, as seen in video taken by witnesses, the vehicle continued west on Water Street as people tried to avoid it. One eyewitness, BBC reporter Matt Cole, said the car was being chased by men 'who were trying to bang on the side of it and throw things at it,' the broadcaster reported. Another eyewitness, Peter Jones, told Sky News: 'We heard a frantic beeping ahead, a car flew past me and my mate, people were chasing it and trying to stop him, windows smashed at the back.' The car was eventually stopped at the scene, with people and nearby police officers swarming toward the vehicle. At a press conference on Monday night, Merseyside Police said 47 people were injured. 'We can confirm that our teams treated 20 patients at the scene for minor injuries—these did not need hospital treatment. Twenty-seven patients in total were taken to hospital by ambulance,' said Dave Kitchin of North West Ambulance Service. Kitchin added that one paramedic was struck by the vehicle but did not sustain injuries. At the press conference, Chief Fire Officer Nick Searle from Mersey Fire and Rescue Service said that three fire engines were on the scene within four minutes of the collision and arrived to four people stuck under a vehicle. 'Our crews rapidly lifted the vehicle, removed people from beneath and passed them to our Ambulance colleagues. We then worked with emergency service partners to ensure casualties received medical treatment and transport to hospital as quickly as possible,' Searle added. Merseyside Police said the 53-year-old suspect is a white British man who they believe to be the driver of the vehicle. 'We believe this to be an isolated incident, and we are not currently looking for anyone else in relation to it. The incident is not currently being treated as terrorism,' said Deputy Chief Constable Jenny Sims. In the hours following the car ramming, numerous accounts on social media had spread false information regarding the attack, including the suspect's age and ethnicity. But authorities were praised for their quick response to the incident and swift updates. 'The police acted very, very quickly, really swiftly, to put paid to speculation. I don't think it's worth us speculating on what might have happened with the driver,' Liverpool Mayor Rotheram told the BBC on Tuesday morning. Merseyside Police had in July 2024 come under criticism following its response to a deadly stabbing attack in the town of Southport, north of Liverpool. Three girls were killed as 17-year-old Axel Rudakubana, a British-born evangelical Christian whose parents moved to the U.K. from Rwanda in 2002, attacked children and teachers at a dance class. Within hours of the attack, false reports spread on social media that the attacker was an undocumented Muslim asylum-seeker. Violent riots erupted across the U.K. after the attack, in which mosques and migrant accommodation were largely targeted. Contact us at letters@
Time Magazine
6 days ago
- Time Magazine
What We Know About the Liverpool Car Ramming That Injured Dozens
Four people are ' very, very ill in hospital ' after sustaining injuries when a car in Liverpool, England rammed into a crowd of soccer fans on Monday evening, Mayor Steve Rotheram said. The collision, which took place in a packed city center as fans were celebrating Liverpool F.C. winning the English Premier League, injured nearly 50 people, including four children. 'Scenes of joy turned to utter horror and devastation, and my thoughts and the thoughts of the whole country are with all of those that are affected, those injured, which of course includes children, their families, their friends, the whole community, Liverpool fans everywhere,' U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer said following the incident. Police in Merseyside, the county where Liverpool is located, said a 53-year-old British man was arrested but the incident is not being treated as an act of terrorism. This is the latest major car-ramming incident in a worrying trend across the globe. In April, 11 people were killed and dozens injured in Vancouver, Canada during a Filipino heritage festival in the city. Two people were killed alongside 37 injured in Munich, Germany in February. Here's what we know so far about the car-ramming in Liverpool. How did the car-ramming in Liverpool happen? An estimated 1 million people were in downtown Liverpool on Monday attending an open-bus trophy parade celebrating their team's Premier League Championship. At around 6 p.m. local time, a car drove into the crowd on Water Street, hitting dozens of people. Although the car stopped and slowed down on various occasions, as seen in video taken by witnesses, the vehicle continued west on Water Street as people tried to avoid it. One eyewitness, BBC reporter Matt Cole, said the car was being chased by men 'who were trying to bang on the side of it and throw things at it,' the broadcaster reported. Another eyewitness, Peter Jones, told Sky News: 'We heard a frantic beeping ahead, a car flew past me and my mate, people were chasing it and trying to stop him, windows smashed at the back.' The car was eventually stopped at the scene, with people and nearby police officers swarming toward the vehicle. Who has been injured? At a press conference on Monday night, Merseyside Police said 47 people were injured. 'We can confirm that our teams treated 20 patients at the scene for minor injuries—these did not need hospital treatment. Twenty-seven patients in total were taken to hospital by ambulance,' said Dave Kitchin of North West Ambulance Service. Kitchin added that one paramedic was struck by the vehicle but did not sustain injuries. At the press conference, Chief Fire Officer Nick Searle from Mersey Fire and Rescue Service said that three fire engines were on the scene within four minutes of the collision and arrived to four people stuck under a vehicle. 'Our crews rapidly lifted the vehicle, removed people from beneath and passed them to our Ambulance colleagues. We then worked with emergency service partners to ensure casualties received medical treatment and transport to hospital as quickly as possible,' Searle added. Who is the suspected attacker? Merseyside Police said the 53-year-old suspect is a white British man who they believe to be the driver of the vehicle. 'We believe this to be an isolated incident, and we are not currently looking for anyone else in relation to it. The incident is not currently being treated as terrorism,' said Deputy Chief Constable Jenny Sims. In the hours following the car ramming, numerous accounts on social media had spread false information regarding the attack, including the suspect's age and ethnicity. Authorities were praised for their quick response to the incident and swift updates to reduce misinformation. 'The police acted very, very quickly, really swiftly, to put paid to speculation. I don't think it's worth us speculating on what might have happened with the driver,' Liverpool Mayor Rotheram told the BBC on Tuesday morning. Merseyside Police had in July 2024 come under criticism following its response to a deadly stabbing attack in the town of Southport, north of Liverpool. Three girls were killed as 17-year-old Axel Rudakubana, a British-born evangelical Christian whose parents moved to the U.K. from Rwanda in 2002, attacked children and teachers at a dance class. Within hours of the attack, false reports spread on social media that the attacker was an undocumented Muslim asylum-seeker. Violent riots erupted across the U.K. after the attack, in which mosques and migrant accommodation were largely targeted.
Time of India
6 days ago
- Automotive
- Time of India
LeBron James sends prayers to injured Liverpool F.C. fans after car rams into crowd during parade: 'Such a senseless act'
Image credit: Getty Images LeBron James is not just a Los Angeles Lakers star but is also the minority owner of the soccer club, Liverpool F.C., which had been celebrating its Premier League win recently with a championship parade. However, several pedestrians were injured when an unstoppable minivan collided with them. James took to social media to share his reaction to the unfortunate incident. LeBron James tweets after Liverpool F.C. incident Taking to X hours after the incident, LeBron James wrote on Monday, "OMG!!!! WTH. My deepest thoughts and prayers goes out to everyone affected that attended @LFC Premiere League trophy parade today! Such a senseless act!. #YNWA." He also shared a broken heart emoticon with the tweet. The incident took place on Water Street in Liverpool around 6 pm when a 53-year-old man driving a minivan plowed into the fans taking part in the FC's Premier League trophy parade on Monday. The driver was arrested. This is Liverpool F.C.'s first Premier League win in five years and fans had taken to the streets in large numbers to celebrate the occasion. James had purchased a two percent stake in Liverpool F.C. in 2011, which was, however, reduced to a one percent stake in Fenway Sports Group (FSG), which owns Liverpool. LeBron James has been home ever since the Los Angeles Lakers were eliminated in the first round of the NBA playoffs this season despite the much-talked-about Luka Doncic trade which added more strength to the team. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Buy Brass Idols - Handmade Brass Statues for Home & Gifting Luxeartisanship Buy Now Undo He recently made some noise at the convocation ceremony of his younger son, Bryce James, as he attended the event along with wife Savannah James, elder son Bronny, and daughter Zhuri Nova. LeBron James was recently named in the 2024-25 All-NBA Second Team. He has a record of 21 career All-NBA selections. It's his seventh selection as a Los Angeles Lakers player and the 101st selection for a Lakers player. Reacting to the news, he had written on X, "All NBA at 40!! Low-key crazy to me right now. Sitting here watching the playoffs, just thinking about it. Blessed beyond I can even imagine." Also Read: Proud dad LeBron James helps son Bryce James get ready for prom night, shares heartwarming photos and videos LeBron James is yet to reveal his future plans for the new NBA season. On the topic of retirement, he had said that he needs to discuss the same with his family and would then take a decision. Get IPL 2025 match schedules , squads , points table , and live scores for CSK , MI , RCB , KKR , SRH , LSG , DC , GT , PBKS , and RR . Check the latest IPL Orange Cap and Purple Cap standings.
