BOXER Tyson Fury’s dad faces trial next year over claims he drove down a closed motorway lane.
Ex-bare knuckle fighter John, 59, is accused of ignoring signs it was shut for safety reasons.
His 1992 Mercedes 190E was picked up by a camera on a smart section of the M6 between Keele and Stoke last July.
Smart motorways, which operate without a hard shoulder, have displays above each lane indicating if it is open.
If it is closed, the screen displays a red ‘X’, with all traffic forced to move across.
He was charged via post but is said to have failed to give details to Staffordshire Police about who was driving.
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Mr Fury, of Wilmslow Cheshire, did not appear at North Staffordshire Justice Centre yesterday.
But the prosecution said he had submitted a hand-written plea of not guilty to two offences.
A trial date was set for February 23 next year.
A Staffordshire Police spokesman said: “John Fury has been charged with failing to comply with red/green arrow/lane closure signals and failing to give information relating to the identification of a driver when required.
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“This follows an incident on the M6 southbound between junctions 15 and 14, on 14 July 2024.
“The charges were sent on 7 January 2025.”
Fury pleaded not guilty, and a trial date has been set at the North Staffordshire Justice Centre on 23 February 2026.
Fury was in his son’s corner when Tyson lost his first world titles fight with Ukraine’s Oleksandr Usyk last May.
Source: Boxing - thesun.co.uk
