Angela Boyack, 59, and her son, Stephen, 22, were driving back along the A632 Chesterfield Road in near Kelstedge, Derbyshire, when Sheffield-based Joshua Hill, 27, crashed into them. He had been attempting to overtake a car in his BMW X3 in the rain and collided head-on with Angela's Hyundai i20 travelling in the opposite direction - killing her instantly. Advertisement Advertisement Did you know with a Digital subscription to Yorkshire Post, you can get access to all of our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more.
Stephen, who had been driving the car, suffered serious injuries and was taken to hospital where he died a short time later. Angela's husband, William, was driving with his elder son behind his wife and witnessed the collision. Hill pleaded guilty to causing death by dangerous driving, causing death by driving while unlicensed/uninsured, failing to stop after an accident and failing to report an accident.
He was jailed for 13 years at Derby Crown Court on June 7. In a victim impact statement, William said: "I am still constantly having the most horrific and soul sickening flashbacks to the collision which continue to be crippling for me. Losing my wife, Angela, and my son, Stephen, has ruined my life in every sense of the word and meaning.
"If losing Angela was not enough, I lost my youngest beautiful gentle giant of a son. This has utterly and totally destroyed me. He was only 22 years old and had his whole life to liv.
