TikTok influencer HSTikkyTokky has avoided jail after crashing a McLaren supercar while speeding, then failing to appear in court for almost a year.
Harrison Sullivan, 24, known as HSTikkyTokky on TikTok, was wanted for failing to turn up at court after crashing his McLaren in Virginia Water in March 2024.
After the crash, Sullivan spent 12 months travelling in Dubai, Thailand and Spain, while continuing to make social media content, the court heard.
He was eventually detained for unrelated matters in Spain in August, before being brought back to the UK by police on a chartered flight and arrested.
On Friday, Sullivan appeared at Staines Magistrates’ Court wearing a grey prison tracksuit to be handed a one-year suspended custodial sentence.
The social media star has been disqualified from driving for two years.
Last month, the influencer pleaded guilty to dangerous driving and driving without insurance.
The prosecution has also applied for £18,049.47 to be paid to Surrey Police to pay for the flight that brought Sullivan back to the UK.
How the trial unfolded
During the trial, several members of his family and friends joined the social media star in court. They were warned to keep their phones switched off.
Witnesses told police Sullivan was “in a supercar going extremely fast” on a single carriageway, with one saying he was travelling at “at least 100mph or more” before the crash.
Data from the McLaren indicated Sullivan was travelling at 71mph in a 40mph zone at the moment of the crash, the court heard.
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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.”
Following the sentencing, Sullivan will have an electronic tag for three months and is expected to complete 300 hours of unpaid work and 30 days of rehabilitation.
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A hearing for costs will be heard at Staines Magistrates’ Court on 15 January.
Who is HSTikkyTokky?
HSTikkyTokky, whose real name is Harrison Sullivan, is a TikTok and fitness influencer.
He has over 150,000 followers on TikTok with some of his TikTok videos having received over a million views.
The 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 is seen reciting 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?”
