TikTok influencer HSTikkyTokky has been sentenced for crashing his Maclaren supercar and then spending nearly a year on the run from police.
The 24-year-old, whose real name is Harrison Sullivan, pleaded guilty to dangerous driving and driving without insurance.
Sullivan had been wanted by Surrey Police in connection with the crash in Virginia Water in March last year. He failed to attend court in November and later posted social media videos from Qatar, Dubai, Thailand and Spain, but was arrested in October.
At Staines Magistrates’ Court, Sullivan was given a 12-month prison sentence, suspended for two years, disqualified from driving for two years and ordered to undertake 300 hours of unpaid work.
He was also sentenced to a three-month curfew and ordered to be electronically monitored, complete an extended driving test after two years and undertake 30 days of rehabilitation.
The judge described Sullivan’s actions as a “deliberate decision to ignore the rules of the road”.
However, she added that she would not hand out a harsher sentence in order to set an example to his large social media following.
In a letter to the court, Sullivan said he was “ashamed” of his actions.
“I understand that if I am acting in a dangerous way, this could influence others to do the same,” he said.
“Spreading a positive message and helping people less fortunate than myself, that’s what makes me the happiest.”
Lavish lifestyle
Sullivan was driving a purple McClaren at more than 71mph on the single-carriageway A30, which has a 40mph speed limit, when it crashed with another vehicle, the court heard.
He has amassed more than a million followers across all social media platforms.
His content often shows his lavish lifestyle, with him on nights out with young revellers.
Witnesses to the crash said Sullivan was “in a supercar going extremely fast”, with one stating that he was travelling “at least 100mph or more” before the collision.
Sullivan was extradited from Spain to the UK after being arrested on unrelated matters, the court was told.
A fresh hearing will take place in January next year to decide how much Sullivan must pay to Surrey Police and the Crown Prosecution Service for the additional costs involved in pursuing him abroad.
The prosecution has applied for £18,049.47 to be paid to Surrey Police for a chartered flight to bring Sullivan back to the UK.
Sullivan was set to appear in a Louis Theroux documentary for Netflix exploring the impact of online misogyny on young boys.
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