Prosecutors allege driver deliberately hit group, killing footballer outside Nottingham bar
Prosecutors told Nottingham Crown Court that Duane Anthony deliberately drove a car into a group of people after an argument outside a bar, intending to kill them. The collision fatally injured 26-year-old footballer Tyler Fairman, and Anthony denies murder and five counts of attempted murder.
The court heard that the verbal dispute involved two groups leaving Sasha’s Bar in Arnold at about 1am on 9 May. Prosecutors allege Anthony returned to his car, drove back and mounted the kerb; CCTV showed the impact. Fairman suffered a severe brain injury and died in hospital on 12 May. Anthony, 40, also denies driving while disqualified, while his girlfriend, Destiny Carrier, 29, is accused of assisting an offender.
- Prosecutors allege Anthony drove into a crowd after a bar argument.
- Footballer Tyler Fairman died from his injuries three days later.
- Anthony denies murder and five attempted murder charges.
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A 40-year-old man is facing trial accused of deliberately driving a car into a group of people outside a bar in Nottingham, killing a 26-year-old footballer. The incident happened outside Sasha's Bar in Arnold at around 1am on 9 May, following a verbal argument.
Prosecutors allege that Duane Anthony returned to his vehicle, drove back and mounted the kerb into the crowd. Tyler Fairman, 26, suffered a severe brain injury in the collision and died in hospital three days later. Anthony is charged with murder and five counts of attempted murder, and with driving whilst disqualified.
Anthony denies the charges. His girlfriend, Destiny Carrier, is accused of assisting an offender. CCTV evidence of the collision has been presented to the court.
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Originally published by Daily Mail as “Motorist ‘intended to kill crowd of people with his car’ when he ploughed into group and fatally injured footballer outside Nottingham bar, murder trial hears”.