Man urinates and dances across M1

A ROTHERHAM man danced and skipped across three lanes of the M1 after urinating on the motorway from the edge of the hard shoulder.

Joshua James Fisher, 23, ran across the motorway at Dodworth waving his arms around several times, said Chantel Lowery Green, prosecuting.

Cars had to slow down and a lorry had to grind to a virtual halt because of Fisher's antics at about 5.45am, she told Barnsley Magistrates Court.

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Mrs Lowery Green, who said the offence carried a maximum sentence of seven years in prison, added: "The concerning thing was that Mr Fisher was unaware that being on a motorway was an offence. I would have thought that was obvious. Thankfully, a case like this crops up rarely, if ever."

Jack Danaher, defending, said he would put Fisher's side of the story later.

Fisher, of St Leonards Lane, Eastwood, admitted causing danger to road users and had his case adjourned until August 22 for a pre-sentence report. He was granted unconditional bail.