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Liverpool suspect neighbours say 'it doesn't make sense' as he's 'fantastic' dad
Around a million fans were in the city to watch Liverpool FC's title winning parade on Monday when a Ford Galaxy careered through crowds just after 6pm injuring 79 people
A suspected drug driver arrested after a car ploughed into fans at Liverpool's victory parade is a 'nice family' man, his stunned neighbours have claimed.
The man has not yet been charged by police, who have been granted extra time to quiz the 53-year-old on suspicion of attempted murder and drug-driving after Monday's horror crash, which injured 79 people.
One Wednesday, residents in the quiet neighbourhood in the West Derby area of the city, where the driver lives with his family, said: "It just doesn't make sense."
Around a million fans were in the city to watch Liverpool FC's title winning parade on Monday when a Ford Galaxy careered through crowds just after 6pm.
Horror clips showed fans tossed in the air, dragged under the vehicle and prams thrown down Water Street. Police officers and vans were stationed outside the suspect's four-bed £300,000 family home on Wednesday, the Mirror reports.
One neighbour said: "It seems completely out of character. They are such a nice family, the [children] are really nice and well-behaved. [He] is a fantastic guy. He came over to help us when our alarm went off once, and then did the same for our immediate neighbours too.
"It just doesn't make sense. It doesn't feel right. They are lovely. The whole thing is so sad - for his [partner] and children and also for the people who were injured."
Another neighbour added that when they saw police descend on the street on Monday, they had joked about a neighbour being the suspect - only to discover in horror he had been arrested.
They said: "We turned in and there were three or four police cars on the top of our road and we just said 'Oh my God, imagine if he is on our road' and that was it and now we are like s***"."
Merseyside Police, which took the unusual step of confirming the man's ethnicity on Monday to dampen social media speculation, has not revealed what drugs they believe the driver had taken.
In an update today, Detective Superintendent Rachel Wilson said: "I'm pleased to say that the number of people in hospital is reducing as they continue to recover from the awful incident.
"We continue to support those still receiving treatment and as part of our ongoing enquiries we are identifying more people who were injured.
"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."
Among those injured was new dad Daniel Eveson, who thought his little family were "going to die" when his son Teddy's buggy was dragged 15ft in the carnage.
The traumatised dad, 36, said the driver was screaming and "delirious" after fans pulled him from behind the wheel to stop him going any further.
He said: "He was just screaming, 'get off, get away.' He seemed delirious, he just seemed like he didn't know where he was. It's a miracle that no one lost their lives."
Daniel, from Telford, Shrops, said it was nothing short of a "miracle" that his family survived and has now dubbed his five month old baby boy 'Super Ted' after he escaped completely unscathed.
He told the Mirror: "He's our miracle. He's 'Super Ted'. I keep crying every time I hold him. I can't believe we've still got him, he didn't even break a finger."
Daily Star Sunday
Around a million fans were in the city to watch Liverpool FC's title winning parade on Monday when a Ford Galaxy careered through crowds just after 6pm injuring 79 people
A suspected drug driver arrested after a car ploughed into fans at Liverpool's victory parade is a 'nice family' man, his stunned neighbours have claimed.
The man has not yet been charged by police, who have been granted extra time to quiz the 53-year-old on suspicion of attempted murder and drug-driving after Monday's horror crash, which injured 79 people.
One Wednesday, residents in the quiet neighbourhood in the West Derby area of the city, where the driver lives with his family, said: "It just doesn't make sense."
Around a million fans were in the city to watch Liverpool FC's title winning parade on Monday when a Ford Galaxy careered through crowds just after 6pm.
Horror clips showed fans tossed in the air, dragged under the vehicle and prams thrown down Water Street. Police officers and vans were stationed outside the suspect's four-bed £300,000 family home on Wednesday, the Mirror reports.
One neighbour said: "It seems completely out of character. They are such a nice family, the [children] are really nice and well-behaved. [He] is a fantastic guy. He came over to help us when our alarm went off once, and then did the same for our immediate neighbours too.
"It just doesn't make sense. It doesn't feel right. They are lovely. The whole thing is so sad - for his [partner] and children and also for the people who were injured."
Another neighbour added that when they saw police descend on the street on Monday, they had joked about a neighbour being the suspect - only to discover in horror he had been arrested.
They said: "We turned in and there were three or four police cars on the top of our road and we just said 'Oh my God, imagine if he is on our road' and that was it and now we are like s***"."
Merseyside Police, which took the unusual step of confirming the man's ethnicity on Monday to dampen social media speculation, has not revealed what drugs they believe the driver had taken.
In an update today, Detective Superintendent Rachel Wilson said: "I'm pleased to say that the number of people in hospital is reducing as they continue to recover from the awful incident.
"We continue to support those still receiving treatment and as part of our ongoing enquiries we are identifying more people who were injured.
"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."
Among those injured was new dad Daniel Eveson, who thought his little family were "going to die" when his son Teddy's buggy was dragged 15ft in the carnage.
The traumatised dad, 36, said the driver was screaming and "delirious" after fans pulled him from behind the wheel to stop him going any further.
He said: "He was just screaming, 'get off, get away.' He seemed delirious, he just seemed like he didn't know where he was. It's a miracle that no one lost their lives."
Daniel, from Telford, Shrops, said it was nothing short of a "miracle" that his family survived and has now dubbed his five month old baby boy 'Super Ted' after he escaped completely unscathed.
He told the Mirror: "He's our miracle. He's 'Super Ted'. I keep crying every time I hold him. I can't believe we've still got him, he didn't even break a finger."
Daily Star Sunday