The driver of a £100,000 supercar has been jailed after seriously injuring a passenger when he crashed into a house at close to three times the speed limit.
Zachary Hocking, 28, was driving a McLaren 570GT V8 at an average speed of 91mph in a 30mph zone when he lost control and ploughed into the property in the seaside town of Lytham St Annes, Lancashire in December 2023.
The vehicle was engulfed in a fireball and both Hocking and his passenger, a man in his 20s who was thrown approximately 25 metres from the wreckage, suffered serious injuries in the crash.
The car and the house both caught fire but fortunately no-one inside the property was injured.
Photos from the scene show huge scorch marks up the side of the house, with trees in the front garden blackened.
The car itself is unrecognisable, with tyres and twisted metal lying burnt among piles of bricks.
Hocking, of Lytham St Annes, admitted causing serious injury by dangerous driving this week at Preston Crown Court and was 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.
Zachary Hocking, 28, was driving a McLaren 570GT V8 at an average speed of 91mph in a 30mph zone when he lost control and ploughed into the property in the seaside town of Lytham St Annes, Lancashire. Pictured: The blackened remains of supercar lie amid piles of bricks dislodged in the crash
Photos from the scene show huge scorch marks up the side of the house, with trees in the front garden blackened
The £100,000 car was a complete write-off after the high-speed collision. Pictured: The scrapped remains of the car
A silver McLaren 570GT supercar, a similar model to the one driven during the crash (file photo)
The McClaren 570GT model has a top speed of 204mph and has a 0-62mph time of only 3.4 seconds.
Inspector 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.’
