Shamed influencer HSTikkyTokky has avoided jail after crashing his £230,000 McLaren supercar and going on the run to luxury destinations like Dubai and Thailand.
The 24-year-old, whose real name is Harrison Sullivan, was wanted by Sussex Police for almost a year after crashing his McLaren in Virginia Water, Surrey, in March 2024.
He was also accused of leaving his friend and fellow influencer General G injured after crashing the luxury McLaren.
Photographs from the crash showed the purple supercar, which is capable of reaching 60mph in 2.8 seconds, completely destroyed.
But instead of handing himself in, Sullivan fled the country and spent 12 months globetrotting to locations including Dubai, Thailand and Spain – while continuing to make social media content.
During his time as a fugitive, Sullivan attended a Misfits boxing match in Qatar and was even interviewed by Louis Theroux for a forthcoming documentary.
Sullivan was eventually detained by Spanish police for allegedly attacking another man with a glass at a bar in Spain in August and leaving him ‘seriously injured’.
Police then brought him back to the UK and he was finally arrested on October 10, bringing an end to his time on the run.
Last month, the influencer pleaded guilty to dangerous driving and driving without insurance.
Today, Sullivan looked a world away from the lavish lifestyle he likes to portray on social media, wearing a grey prison tracksuit as he was handed a one-year suspended custodial sentence.
Sullivan also faces having to pay £18,049.47 to police for a chartered flight to bring him back to the UK – with a costs hearing to be held in January.
Pictured: Harrison Sullivan, 24, a TikTok influencer who was wanted for failing to appear at court in relation to several driving offences in Virginia Water, Surrey last March
Pictured: the destroyed £230,000 purple McLaren that Sullivan crashed in March 2024
Sullivan, a social media influencer – or ‘finfluencer’ as some financial influencers are known – claims to have an enviable lifestyle that his followers could have too but the reality is murky
Witnesses told police Sullivan was ‘in a supercar going extremely fast’ with one saying he was travelling at ‘at least 100mph or more’ before the crash.
Data from the crashed McLaren indicated Sullivan was travelling at 71mph in a 40mph zone at the moment of the crash, the court heard.
‘It was going 30mph over the speed limit on a single carriageway in broad daylight with other road users,’ said Kane Alexander, prosecuting.
Several members of Sullivan’s friends and family joined him in court.
Sullivan, who boasts millions of followers online under his ‘HSTikkyTokky’ persona, had previously drawn criticism for leaving the UK shortly after the incident.
He was also accused of leaving his friend and fellow influencer General G injured after crashing the luxury McLaren.
Dramatic photos from the time showed the purple supercar, capable of reaching 60mph in 2.8 seconds, completely destroyed.
‘HSTIKKYTOKKY’ provides unregulated trading advice to his primarily young and male followers
Following the crash, police confirmed an arrest warrant had been issued for Sullivan, saying he was believed to have fled the country after he was due to take part in a Misfits boxing match in Qatar.
However, the TikTok star continued to post online, taunting police and confusing fans about his whereabouts.
He claimed on TikTok that he had flown back to Britain, posting a video wearing a pink T-shirt with palm trees in the background and repeating five times that he was ‘in Brentwood, in Essex.’
He later shared a mugshot of himself on X, writing: ‘I’ll turn myself in tomorrow morning hold tight yeh.’
In another post, he added: ‘I’m currently residing in Brentwood, Essex. Postcode CM150TR. Not sure why you’re looking for me though I’ve never driven a car in my life so cannot be wanted for such a heinous crime as this?!’
But hours later, Sullivan appeared in a foul-mouthed rant filmed inside a Dubai shopping centre, where signs for Jumeirah Golf Estates and Essence Healing Spa could be seen in the background.
The fitness influencer is reportedly set to appear in a Louis Theroux documentary for Netflix exploring the impact of online misogyny on young boys.
In one viral clip, Theroux recites a previous remark Sullivan had made: ‘Call me racist, call me a misogynist, call me homophobic, call me a scammer – I’m all those things.’
Sullivan responded: ‘That’s my way of saying I don’t care. Say what you want about me, I am that, cool. I don’t care. And what?’
In a letter to the Judge, Sullivan wrote: ‘Spreading a positive message and helping people less fortunate than myself, that’s what makes me the happiest.’
Sullivan will have an electronic tag for three months and is expected to complete 300 hours of unpaid work and 30 days of rehabilitation.
The prosecution has also applied for £18,049.47 to be paid to Surrey Police for a chartered flight to bring Sullivan back to the UK.
A costs hearing will be held at Staines Magistrates’ Court on January 15.
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