HSTikkyTokky avoids jail after crashing £230,000 car and going on the run for almost a year
TikToker HSTikkyTokky has officially avoided a jail sentence after he was arrested by police in the UK one year on from crashing a car in Surrey.
The 24-year-old social media personality, whose real name is Harrison Sullivan, appeared at Staines Magistrates' Court earlier today (14 November) and was handed a one-year suspended custodial sentence and suspension from driving for two years.
Sullivan, who boasts close to 200k followers on TikTok, has been wanted by Surrey police for almost a year now after he crashed a McLaren supercar thought to be worth around £230k.
He was promptly arrested by officers after finally being extradited to the UK last month, having spent the last year abroad in Qatar, Thailand, Spain and Dubai.
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He was also arrested in Spain for an unrelated manner, which eventually saw him brought back to the UK, and a fresh hearing will take place in January to see how much Sullivan will have to pay back to Surrey Police and the Crown Prosecution Service as they pursued him abroad.
The prosecution has applied for £18,049.47 to be paid to Surrey Police after they chartered a flight to bring him back to his country of birth.
In his court appearance earlier today, Sullivan pleaded guilty to dangerous driving and driving without insurance, which will also see him undertake 300 hours of unpaid work on top of the suspended sentence and driving ban.
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."
Meanwhile, the judge described Sullivan's actions as a 'deliberate decision to ignore the rules of the road' but also suggested that a harsher sentence wouldn't be imposed simply to make an example of Sullivan to his many young followers.
The internet personality was first arrested in March 2024 but failed to show up to his initial court date in November of that year, with Surrey Police subsequently issuing a public appeal to try and help locate him, despite his social media content continuing over the past 12 months.
His videos and live streams often include him speaking to young women on nights out, before bragging about how many phone numbers or Instagram handles he can attain, which has already seen him criticised for the message he is sending to young boys who might view his work.
Sullivan even filmed some content with journalist Louis Theroux, with the two even sharing a heated moment as rumours swirl about a potential Netflix documentary on the impact of online misogyny on young boys, which was set to feature the young social media star who is increasingly modelling himself on the misogynistic manosphere idol Andrew Tate.
Topics: Crime, UK News, HSTikkyTokky
James Moorhouse