Video exposes dad’s grotesque cover up after he killed man

Steven and Lisa Naylor spun a web of lies after a fatal crash claimed the life of 23-year-old Owen Baugh four years ago

20:53, 13 Jan 2026Updated 20:55, 13 Jan 2026

Newly released footage shows how a husband and wife's lies unravelled after they attempted to cover up a fatal motorway crash that killed a 23-year-old man. Steven Naylor was driving at speeds of up to 120mph while drunk along the M62 after his partner's birthday party in April 2021 when he ploughed into the back of a motorbike ridden by Owen Baugh.

The young rider was thrown into the carriageway and killed after being struck by another vehicle. Naylor, a dad-of-four, was seriously injured when his Audi left the road and smashed through a wooden fence[1], impaling him through the windscreen.

However, Liverpool Crown Court[2] heard last week that he and his wife Lisa later exaggerated the long-term effects of his injuries in an attempt to avoid prosecution.

Merseyside Police[3] have now released footage showing Naylor dancing at festivals, playing rugby, shopping independently, buying drinks in pubs and putting a thumbs up to the camera while on a boat trip, despite claims he had severe mobility issues and a brain injury.

Bodycam footage from Naylor's arrest shows Lisa Naylor telling officers her husband could be "overwhelmed" due to a brain injury.

She can be heard telling officers: "There might be too many people. He's got a brain injury so he can get a bit overwhelmed.

Steven Naylor, of Spinney Close in St Helens, aged 41(Image: Merseyside Police)

"It just seems a little bit too much especially when he's got a brain injury. He can't exactly run anywhere."

Other clips show Naylor pretending to struggle with a crutch and walking with a limp while being supported by a police officer.

CCTV and witness evidence[4] proved Mr Baugh had been riding properly at around 70mph when Naylor's Audi approached at extreme speed, flashing headlights before crashing into him near junction seven for Rainhill.

Both remained in lane two when the car struck the back of the motorbike, pushing it towards the hard shoulder.

Mr Baugh, from Manchester, fell into the left hand lane as a result, at which stage he was struck by another vehicle, which was "unable to avoid" the collision, and killed.

Owen Baugh, 23, sadly died following a crash on the M62 on Sunday, April 25(Image: Family handout)

Naylor's Audi meanwhile continued onto the grass verge at the side of the motorway, smashing through a wooden fence[5] and coming to rest in an adjacent field. This resulted in a "long piece of the fencing" piercing the front windscreen and impaling him to the left shoulder area.

Police officers and paramedics who attended the incident reported a "strong smell of alcohol" when speaking to Naylor, who commented that "he was not the one worth helping, but that they should concentrate on assisting any others involved in the accident". He remained in hospital for several weeks until eventually being discharged on June 10, 2021.

But, later, his and 40-year-old Lisa Naylor's "conduct became dishonest by exaggerating the ongoing effects of his undoubtedly serious injuries".

This initially saw them maintain that he did not have the capacity to consent for a sample of his blood, taken in the aftermath of the crash as he lay unconscious, to be submitted for analysis.

Having been charged with failing to provide a specimen of blood for analysis, he was ultimately cleared of this offence in his absence by magistrates in July 2023 due to the evidence of a psychiatrist, with Steven Naylor having presented as "distressed" and "hyperventilating, holding his chest in his hands" during a video link consultation with the clinician.

Having also "appeared perplexed and fallen asleep" during this meeting, Lisa Naylor claimed her partner's short term memory had deteriorated and had been found to have fluid on his brain, in addition to ongoing issues with his "walking and gait".

However, detectives subsequently discovered that she had been sent a video of her husband playing rugby on April 2023 while messages also showed their plans to attend an 80s disco night for Steven Naylor's birthday and CCTV from Clock Face Miners rugby club showed him showed him carrying a tray of drinks from the bar on June 3.

Six days later, he and his wife were caught on camera in the Glass House pub in the town, while he was then captured on numerous occasions in June and July 2023 visiting Aldi and Morrisons supermarkets independently and carrying his own shopping.

Lisa Naylor, of Spinney Close in St Helens, aged 40(Image: Merseyside Police)

Further footage meanwhile showed him "standing, waiting to order some food" at Pennington Flash Nature Reserve in Leigh on June 15. Then, on July 15 2023, the day he had been due to appear before the magistrates' court, he was filmed attending the cinema with his co-defendant, "moving from the car, apparently unaided, throughout".

Naylor was pictured attending his brother's wedding the following month, even delivering a speech during the celebrations, with pictures taken in August 2023 also showing him in a canoe and "helping somebody climb a tree". With Merseyside Police still pursuing a prosecution against him in relation to the crash, he went on to tell another doctor during an assessment in September 2023 that he was unable to remember when he last ate or watched television.

Lisa Naylor meanwhile maintained that he was "struggling with mobility and used a walking stick inside the house".

However, further evidence later showed him attending the gym, visiting the cinema again, assisting in rugby coaching, playing golf, embarking upon a boat trip, holidaying in Dublin, performing work on a car, kayaking and attending Reminisce Festival during the summer of 2024.

Both were then interviewed by police in October 2024 as a result of these findings but "misrepresented his true abilities", with Steven Naylor apparently seeming unsure how to use his walking stick when officers attended their home.

Naylor later admitted causing death by dangerous driving and pleaded guilty to perverting the course of justice on the day of his trial.

He was jailed for 12 years and banned from driving for more than 11 years.

Lisa Naylor also pleaded guilty to perverting the course of justice and was sentenced to 54 months in prison.

Naylor was also banned from driving for 138 months and will be required to pass an extended retest before he is allowed back behind the wheel.

References

1. ^ left the road and smashed through a wooden fence (www.liverpoolecho.co.uk)
2. ^ Liverpool Crown Court (www.liverpoolecho.co.uk)
3. ^ Merseyside Police (www.liverpoolecho.co.uk)
4. ^ CCTV and witness evidence (www.liverpoolecho.co.uk)
5. ^ smashing through a wooden fence (www.liverpoolecho.co.uk)