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Driver Who Caused M62 Death Jailed for 12 Years After Police Expose Health Lies

An extensive Merseyside Police probe used CCTV alongside phone footage to dismantle Steven Naylor's medical-unfitness claims.

Overview

  • Liverpool Crown Court sentenced Steven Naylor to 12 years after his guilty plea to causing death by dangerous driving and to perverting the course of justice.
  • Lisa Naylor received four and a half years for perverting the course of justice for her role in the prolonged deception.
  • The case stems from an April 25, 2021 collision on the M62 in Huyton that killed 23-year-old motorcyclist Owen Baugh.
  • Investigators gathered hundreds of hours of CCTV, mobile videos, and documentary records showing Naylor playing rugby, kayaking, dancing at a festival, and holidaying, contradicting his unfitness claims.
  • Naylor had earlier been found not guilty on a charge of failing to consent to provide a blood sample, and Baugh's family later described years of devastation while thanking responders and police.