BOXER Amir Khan has been charged with dangerous driving after a man was hit by his car — and could face jail if found guilty.
The teen sensation was on bail last night following a court appearance just six weeks after fellow fighter Prince Naseem Hamed was caged on a similar charge.
Cops launched a probe into the rush-hour collision after a man aged 40 was taken to hospital with a broken leg. The incident happened near the Olympic star’s home in Bolton, Lancs, three months ago.
Lightweight Khan, 19, who turned pro after winning silver at the 2004 Games in Athens, was said to have been at the wheel of his £60,000 BMW 6 Series convertible.
Police charged him with dangerous driving at the weekend — and he appeared in court at Bolton on Monday. Magistrates bailed him until a later date.
Fellow boxer Hamed, 32, got 15 months in May over a 90mph head-on crash which left the other driver crippled.
The Sun told how the ex-world featherweight champion — said to be worth £70million — later landed a cushy job in the gym at Moorland Open Prison near Doncaster, South Yorks.
The judge at his trial told the boxer he would have jailed him for the maximum two years had it not been for him pleading guilty to dangerous driving. At the time, Khan told The Sun of his shock at the sentence, saying: “Naz goes to show that even if you are a star you still get treated the same way.
“You are not different to anyone else. He was in a serious accident and now he has paid the price.”
Last night police confirmed: “Amir Khan has been charged with dangerous driving in relation to an incident in which a car was in collision with a pedestrian.
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