Big Fat Gypsy Wedding star Paddy Doherty faces court over driving charges — year after nephew’s fatal crash

TV star Paddy Doherty is to be hauled before court charged with driving offences – just a year after his nephew was killed in a crash.

The 60-year-old, famous for My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding, denies failing to give information to North Wales police to identify the driver of a Mercedes and exceeding a 50mph speed limit at Sealand, near Chester, last December.

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Paddy Doherty is to be hauled to court over driving offences, a year after his nephew was killed in a crash[/caption]

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Mikey Connors died after his horse and cart and a car collided in Thamesmead, South East London last year[/caption]

Paddy, of Riverside caravan park in Queensferry, North Wales, failed to appear at Wrexham Magistrates’ Court yesterday. He will face trial on August 29.

It comes just a week after Billy Budd, 31, admitted killing Paddy’s nephew Mikey “King of the Road” Connors and his horse in July last year.

He admitted causing death by careless driving and destruction at Southwark Crown Court.

Paddy spoke to The Sun to pay tribute at his funeral, which was attended by more than 2,000 mourners.

The bare-knuckle fighter shot to fame after appearing on My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding and has gone onto star on Danny Dyer’s Deadliest Men.

He won series eight of Celebrity Big Brother in 2011.

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Billy Budd admitted causing death by careless driving and destruction of property[/caption]

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