The man who was driving Anthony Joshua's car when it crashed in Nigeria last December, claiming the lives of two members of the boxer's entourage, has gone on trial accused of causing death by dangerous driving.
Adeniyi Mobolaji Kayode, 46, faces additional charges of operating a vehicle without a valid national driving licence. He has denied all counts against him.
The fatal collision occurred on 29 December on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway in Makun, just days after Joshua's victory over Jake Paul in Miami.
Joshua's personal trainer Latif Ayodele and his strength and conditioning coach Sina Ghami were both killed.
The Watford-born heavyweight champion, who has family roots in Ogun State near the crash site, was hospitalised following the incident.
The court heard that the group had been en route to visit Joshua's father in Ogun State, near Lagos, when the collision took place. Kayode reportedly lost control of his Lexus SUV whilst attempting to pass a moving truck, subsequently striking a stationary lorry.
Joshua and his companions are said to have been asleep at the moment of impact.
The driver of the parked lorry, Abubakar Adamu, 35, has also appeared before the court. He faces a single charge of obstructing the free flow of traffic, which he denies.
Inspector Christopher Ajayi Taiwo of the Ogun State Motor Traffic Division told the court that both the damaged Lexus and the stationary lorry had already been cleared from the scene by the time officers arrived.
Scattered debris and soya beans from the lorry's cargo were the only remaining evidence at the scene, Ajayi told the court.
The sole items recovered from Joshua's vehicle were a logbook, painkillers and an energy drink, all found near the driver's side.
Perhaps most strikingly, the court learned that police have still not obtained a statement from Joshua himself regarding the incident.
Under cross-examination by Kayode's defence lawyer, Ajayi was pressed on this omission.
The inspector responded that "efforts are ongoing" but conceded he had not been in contact with the former two-time unified heavyweight champion because he "didn't have his number."
The trial has been adjourned until 10 September, more than eight months after the crash that claimed two lives.
Following the crash, Joshua paid tribute to his fallen friends on social media. "I didn't even realise how special they are," he wrote.
"I'll just be walking with them and cracking jokes with them, not even knowing God kept me in the presence of great men. 100 per cent it's tough for me, but I know it's even tougher for their parents."
When Joshua returned to the ring against Kristian Penga in July, he broke down in tears whilst honouring Ayodele and Ghami. He entered the bout wearing pendants bearing their names and had "LATZ" and "SINA" inked on his bicep.
"I don't want to talk about it anymore," he said after the fight.
The trial is set to resume on 10 September.
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