Met Éireann issues weather warning with two counties braced for brutal conditions
Search
20 Jan 2026
Search
20 Jan 2026
Please allow ads as they help fund our trusted local news content.
Kindly add us to your ad blocker whitelist.
If you want further access to Ireland's best local journalism, consider contributing and/or subscribing to our free daily Newsletter .
Support our mission and join our community now.
To continue reading this article, you can subscribe for as little as €0.50 per week which will also give you access to all of our premium content and archived articles!
Alternatively, you can pay €0.50 per article, capped at €1 per day.
Thank you for supporting Ireland's best local journalism!
A mother and son who died in an alleged hit-and-run collision in Derbyshire have been named by police.
Angela Boyack and her son Stephen Boyack, from South Shields in Tyneside, died after their Hyundai collided with a BMW near Kelstedge, Derbyshire, at around 10.20am on Saturday.
Ms Boyack, 59, died at the scene, while Mr Boyack, 22, died in hospital after being airlifted from the crash site on the A632 Chesterfield Road at Span Carr.
#UPDATE | Two people who died in a collision near Kelstedge have been named.: https://t.co/ZUkw7lLv82 pic.twitter.com/B4CLE6JreI
— Derbyshire Police (@DerbysPolice) December 13, 2023
A 27-year-old man has appeared in court charged with several offences relating to the crash.
Joshua Hill has been charged with causing death by dangerous driving, causing death by driving while unlicensed and uninsured, failing to stop after an accident and failing to report an accident.
Hill, of Wheata Road, Sheffield, appeared at Southern Derbyshire Magistrates’ Court in Derby on Tuesday and was remanded in custody to appear at the city’s crown court on January 9.
A 40-year-old man arrested in connection with the collision remains on police bail as investigations continue, Derbyshire Constabulary said on Wednesday.
Anyone with information about the collision is asked to contact the force quoting reference number 23*756758.
Subscribe or register today to discover more from DonegalLive.ie
Buy the e-paper of the Donegal Democrat, Donegal People's Press, Donegal Post and Inish Times here for instant access to Donegal's premier news titles.
Keep up with the latest news from Donegal with our daily newsletter featuring the most important stories of the day delivered to your inbox every evening at 5pm.
This publication supports the work of the Press Council of Ireland and Office of the Press Ombudsman, and our staff operate within the Code of Practice of the Press Council. You can obtain a copy of the Code, or contact the Council, at www.presscouncil.ie, Lo-call 1800 208 080 or email: info@presscouncil.ie.
