The driver an £100k supercar which was engulfed in a fireball after crashing into a house in St Annes has been jailed.
Zachary Hocking was driving at an average speed of 91mph in a 30mph zone when he lost control of the McLaren 570gt V8 and ploughed into the property on Heyhouses Lane in St Annes.
Both he and his passenger, a man in his 20s who was thrown approx. 25 metres from the wreckage, suffered serious injuries in the crash in December 2023.
The car and the house both caught fire but fortunately no-one inside the property was injured.
Hocking, 28, of Grand Manor Drive, Lytham, admitted causing serious injury by dangerous driving and was this week at Preston Crown Court jailed for 28 months. He was also banned from driving for 74 months with an extended test required at the end to get his licence back.
Insp Greg Laidlow, of the Road Policing Unit, said: “Hocking drove in an extremely reckless and selfish manner resulting in the collision which left both himself and his passenger badly injured and a house badly damaged by fire. You only need to look at the wreckage of the car to conclude it’s a miracle that no-one was killed.
“Thanks to the dogged and tenacious work of PC Ben Doughty supported by the Forensic Collision Investigation Unit in what was a very complex and lengthy investigation which has resulted in a substantial prison term and a significant driving ban which means that Hocking will not be allowed behind the wheel for a long period of time.”
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