00:00Paul Doyle, 54, has been jailed for 21 years and six months after driving his car into crowds of Liverpool fans during the club's Premier League title parade.
00:09More than 100 pedestrians from babies to a 78-year-old woman were injured on Water Street in the city centre.
00:16Liverpool City Council leader Liam Robinson said Doyle tainted what should have been a day of celebration, describing his actions as a horrific and criminal act.
00:25He also paid tribute to those who spoke out after being caught up in what he called scenes of horror.
00:31It seemed to be, from my memory, I don't know, it was almost like a perfect gap from me to the door, like there was no crowd or anything.
00:44So I ran in as quick as I could. My intention was to punch the window through.
00:51One of those was Daniel Barr, the man who climbed into Doyle's car and put it into park, bringing it to his stop.
00:57Because I assumed that all the doors were locked, that's why nobody could get in and were punching it.
01:04And just at the final moment, I just tried the door and it opened.
01:10And I crawled inside, bear in mind all the screaming and shouting and panic.
01:19And as soon as I got into the back seat, he accelerated off and the door slammed immediately behind me, as far as I remember anyway.
01:28But I do remember the contrast, audible contrast between that and then a very almost silence.
01:38In a statement to the court, the 41-year-old former soldier said the incident resurfaced trauma from his tools of Iraq, leaving him withdrawn, angry and struggling to sleep or work.
01:48I remember seeing the automatic gear stick.
01:52So from the back seat, I've reached through and I've pushed it as far as I could, as hard as I could, into P, which has brought the car to the stop.
02:02But a lot has happened in between that and probably in different orders, but I cannot fully recall at the moment.
02:11Daniel's actions have now been recognised at the highest level, with the Prime Minister's official spokesman confirming Sir Keir Starmer considers him a hero and acknowledged his bravery.
02:20The Prime Minister's spokesman also said Sir Keir's thoughts were with the victims and their families, noting one of those injured was just six months old, while stressing sentencing decisions are a matter for the courts.
02:33I don't think it's special. I know it sounds mad. It hasn't sunk in. Maybe it never will, but I'll do it again.
02:42Liverpool City Region Mayor Steve Rotherham said he hoped the sentence would bring some measure of closure, while acknowledging nothing can undo the physical and emotional trauma many will still live with.
02:53He praised the emergency services and members of the public who ran towards danger to help others.
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