Joshua Hill: Sheffield man to be sentenced over crash that killed mother and son in Derbyshire crash

Sheffield man due to appear in court case set to be heard at Derby Crown Court

A Sheffield motorist is due in court today to be sentenced for causing the death of a mother and son by dangerous driving.

Joshua Hill, aged 27, of Wheata Road, Sheffield, original pleaded not guilty on January 9 to two counts of causing death by dangerous driving. But he changed his plea to guilty on both those charges at a hearing on May 10, at Derby Crown Court.

He was charged after the deaths of 59-year-old Angela Boyack and her 22-year-old son Stephen Boyack in a collision between a Hyundai and BMW on the A632 Chesterfield Road at Span Carr on December 9.

He is due to be sentenced at a hearing at Derby Crown Court this afternoon

Angela Boyack and her son Stephen Boyack were from South Shields in Tyneside.

Derbyshire Police previously said Ms Boyack, 59, died at the scene, while Mr Boyack, 22, died in hospital after being airlifted from the crash site.

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