Owen Baugh was riding a red Suzuki motorbike when he was involved in a collision with a black Audi A4 car on the M62.
This occurred on the westbound carriageway between junctions seven for Rainhill Stoops and six for Tarbock Island, shortly before 12.30am in the early hours of Sunday, April 25, 2021.
The 23-year-old, from Manchester, was rushed to hospital but was confirmed dead a short time later.
Almost four years on, Merseyside Police charged two suspects following an investigation into the incident.
Steven Naylor, of Spinney Close in Clock Face, St Helens, has been charged with causing death by dangerous driving and committing an act with intent to pervert the course of public justice.
The particulars of the former allege that the 40-year-old caused the death of Owen Baugh on April 25, 2021, by driving an Audi A4 dangerously on the M62.
The latter alleges that, between April 25, 2021, and October 8, 2024, he and a woman committed a series of acts together with intent to pervert the course of public justice.
Meanwhile, Lisa Naylor, 39, of the same address, has also been charged with perverting the course of justice.
It is alleged that they both falsely presented that Steven Naylor was medically unfit in order to avoid prosecution for causing death by dangerous driving.
Both made a first appearance in relation to the allegations before Liverpool Magistrates’ Court in December.
The case was sent to Liverpool Crown Court, where the pair appeared for a plea and trial preparation hearing on Wednesday, January 8.
During the hearing before judge Charlotte Crangle, Lisa Naylor pleaded not guilty to perverting the course of justice.
A trial date was set for November 10 this year, with an estimated duration of 10 days.
Steven Naylor did not enter any pleas during today’s hearing.
Both defendants must next appear before the court for a hearing on Friday, March 21.
They were both granted conditional bail by the court.