McLaren driver, 28, who seriously injured his passenger in fiery crash when he ploughed £100,000 supercar into house is jailed
The driver of a £100,000 supercar has been jailed after crashing into a house at almost three times the speed limit, seriously injuring a passenger.
Zachary Hocking, 28, was driving a McLaren 570GT V8 at an average speed of 91mph in a 30mph zone in December 2023 when he lost control and crashed onto property in the seaside town of Lytham St Annes, Lancashire.
While the vehicle was engulfed in a ball of fire, both Hocking and his passenger, a man in his 20s who was thrown about 25 meters away from the wreckage, were seriously injured.
Both the car and the house caught fire, but luckily no one inside was injured.
Photos taken from the scene show large burn marks on the side of the house and the trees in the front yard were blackened.
The car itself is unrecognizable, its tires and twisted metal lying charred among piles of bricks.
Hocking, of Lytham St Annes, admitted causing serious injury by dangerous driving at Preston Crown Court this week and was jailed for 28 months.
He was also banned from driving for 74 months, with an extended test eventually required to reinstate his licence.
Zachary Hocking, 28, was driving his McLaren 570GT V8 at an average speed of 91mph in a 30mph zone when he lost control and plunged into terrain in the Lancashire seaside town of Lytham St Annes. Picture: The blackened remains of the supercar lie amid piles of bricks displaced in the crash
Photos taken from the scene show large burn marks on the side of the house and the trees in the front yard were blackened.
The £100,000 car was completely written off following the high-speed crash. Image: Scrapped remains of the car
A silver McLaren 570GT supercar, a model similar to the one used at the time of the accident (file photo)
The McClaren 570GT model has a top speed of 204mph and does 0-62mph in just 3.4 seconds.
Inspector Greg Laidlow, of the Road Policing Unit, said: ‘Extremely careless and selfish taking of the car caused the collision which left both him and his passenger seriously injured and the house badly damaged by fire.
You only have to look at the wreckage of the car to conclude that it’s a miracle no one was killed.
‘Thanks to the dogged and dogged work of PC Ben Doughty, supported by the Forensic Collision Investigation Unit, this resulted in a very complex and lengthy investigation, a significant prison sentence and a significant driving ban, meaning Hocking will not be allowed behind the wheel for a long period of time.’
