Coronation Street viewers were left stunned on Monday night (September 8) as it was revealed that Tyrone Dobbs, not Betsy Swain as previously teased, was the victim of a horrific hit and run. The mechanic was struck by a stolen car driven by teenagers Brody Michaelis and Dylan Wilson, who swerved to avoid Betsy outside Weatherfield precinct.
Paramedics rushed Tyrone to hospital, where his wife Fiz, mother Cassie Plummer, grandmother Evelyn Plummer, and family friend Roy Cropper awaited news. Doctors later informed them that Tyrone had suffered a severe spinal injury and faces a long road to recovery. In devastating scenes next week, a terrified Tyrone will tell Fiz that he cannot feel or move his legs.
Alan Halsall, who plays Tyrone, said: 'Sometimes people get to read about your storylines going forward in the press, but obviously this one isn’t, and I think it will have caught people by surprise. There’s real fear there, and not just fear from Tyrone but fear from Fiz and the kids and his mum and gran. They don’t know if he’ll walk again or how life is going to look going forward.'
The storyline has been developed with advice from the Spinal Injuries Association, and police are now investigating the hit and run. The incident unfolded after Carl Webster, who had been blackmailed by Tracy Barlow over his affair with Abi Webster, enlisted Brody and Dylan to steal cars for a money-making scheme.
