Ireland Named in reporting
Ronan Wilson
Born 2014, from the ages reported. 24 reports across 1 case, 24 Sep 2023 to 18 Apr 2025
Victim: Ronan Wilson, Irish man, 9 (judged from name)Ronan Wilson
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Victim
- Born
- 2014, from the ages reported
- Offences
- Dangerous driving causing death, Failing to offer assistance, Failing to stop
- Where
- Co. Donegal
- Reporting
- 24 reports, 24 Sep 2023 to 18 Apr 2025
- Outlets
- irishtimes.com, irishmirror.ie, donegallive.ie, rte.ie, extra.ie, longfordleader.ie
Photographs
as published, with the outlet's credit
Ronan Wilson was killed in a hit-and-run incident by Sergee Kelly of Upper Mullaghmore, Co Sligo, in September 2023
Photocredit not given by the outletvia irishtimes.com, 18 Apr 2025
Ronan and his family were in Bundoran on a weekend break and he was returning to an apartment with two other children having gone to get fruit shoots when the collision occurred.
Photocredit not given by the outletvia donegallive.ie, 11 Apr 2025
Ronan Wilson, aged nine
Photocredit not given by the outletvia irishmirror.ie, 8 Apr 2025
Ronan Wilson
PhotoJustGivingvia extra.ie, 26 Sep 2023Images are shown from the outlet that published them and link back to the article. Copyright stays with the credited photographer or agency.
Cases
latest first- Driver jailed five years for dangerous driving causing death in Bundoran Dangerous driving causing death · Co. Donegal
Ronan Wilson, a nine-year-old boy from Kildress, Co Tyrone, was struck and killed on 23 September 2023 at around 9.20pm on Atlantic Way, Bundoran, Co Donegal, when a car driven by Sergee Kelly, 24, a man from Upper Mullaghmore, Co Sligo, hit him at speeds between 105 and 111 km/h in a 50 km/h zone. Kelly fled the scene and was arrested the following day, then charged with dangerous driving causing death, failing to stop, failing to remain at the scene, and failing to offer assistance. He signed a guilty plea to all four charges in July 2024 and reaffirmed it at Donegal Circuit Court in December 2024. On 11 April 2025, Judge John Aylmer at Donegal Circuit Court sentenced Kelly to five years in prison and disqualified him from driving for 20 years.
Sentenced, 11 Apr 2025Victim · 24 reports
Timeline
every report naming Ronan Wilson, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 18 Apr2025Family of Ronan Wilson (9) ask DPP to appeal sentence of driver who killed himvictim, Ronan Wilson, 9, male, irish (judged from name)Ronan Wilson
- 11 Apr2025Driver who killed young boy, 9, jailed for five years and banned for 20 yearsvictim, Ronan Wilson, 9, male, irish (judged from name)Ronan Wilson
- 11 Apr2025Driver who knocked down and killed boy (9) and went to pub after incident jailed for five yearsvictim, Ronan Wilson, 9, male, irish (judged from name)Ronan Wilson
- 11 Apr2025Man jailed for five years for killing nine-year-old boy in Bundoranvictim, Ronan Wilson, 9, male, irish (judged from name)Ronan Wilson
- 11 Apr2025Man jailed for five years over hit-and-run death of boyvictim, Ronan Wilson, 9, male, irish (judged from name)Ronan Wilson
- 8 Apr2025Driver who knocked down and killed boy (9) went to pubs and amusement arcade after incident, court hearsvictim, Ronan Wilson, 9, male, irish (judged from name)Ronan Wilson
- 8 Apr2025Man killed nine-year-old boy in Bundoran and went on drink and drugs bingevictim, Ronan Wilson, 9, male, irish (judged from name)Ronan Wilson
- 8 Apr2025Driver who killed boy, 9, in Donegal went on drugs and booze binge after crashvictim, Ronan Wilson, 9, male, irish (judged from name)Ronan Wilson
- 10 Dec2024Man reaffirms guilty plea over death of nine-year-old boy in Bundoranvictim, Ronan Wilson, 9, male, irish (judged from name)Ronan Wilson
- 19 Sep2024Special weekend to mark first anniversary of boy killed in Bundoran crashvictim, Ronan Wilson, 9, male, irish (judged from name)Ronan Wilson
- 3 May2024Man charged over crash that killed boy (9) in Bundoran gets time to consider positionvictim, Ronan Wilson, 9, male, irish (judged from name)Ronan Wilson
- 19 Apr2024Statements sought by legal team of man charged over death of boy (9) in Bundoranvictim, Ronan Wilson, 9, male, irish (judged from name)Ronan Wilson
- 5 Apr2024Man charged with dangerous driving causing death of nine-year-old boy in Co Donegalvictim, Ronan Wilson, 9, male, irish (judged from name)Ronan Wilson
- 5 Apr2024Man charged with dangerous driving causing death of boy, 9, in Bundoranvictim, Ronan Wilson, 9, male, irish (judged from name)Ronan Wilson
- 5 Apr2024Man charged with dangerous driving causing death of nine-year-old boy in Bundoranvictim, Ronan Wilson, 9, male, irish (judged from name)Ronan Wilson
- 17 Feb2024Man charged over Bundoran crash that killed boy (9) wants to work 'at sea'victim, Ronan Wilson, 9, male, irish (judged from name)Ronan Wilson
- 26 Sep2023Man in court over hit-and-run death of nine-year-old in Bundoranvictim, Ronan Wilson, 9, male, irish (judged from name)Ronan Wilson
- 26 Sep2023Man Charged With Hit-And-Run That Killed Ronan Wilson, 9victim, Ronan Wilson, 9, irish (judged from name)Ronan Wilson
- 26 Sep2023‘It was wrong, I should have stopped,’ man charged with fatal hit-and-run in Bundoran told gardaívictim, Ronan Wilson, 9, male, irish (judged from name)Ronan Wilson
- 25 Sep2023Man charged in connection with hit and run in which boy (9) was killed in Donegalvictim, Ronan Wilson, 9, male, irish (judged from name)Ronan Wilson
- 25 Sep2023Man charged over crash that killed nine-year-old boyvictim, Ronan Wilson, 9, male, irish (judged from name)Ronan Wilson
- 25 Sep2023'We can't cope, I'm broken' - Dad of boy killed in Donegal hit and run pays tributevictim, Ronan Wilson, 9, male, irish (judged from name)Ronan Wilson
- 24 Sep2023Nine-year-old killed in Bundoran hit-and-run was a visitor from Tyronevictim, Ronan Wilson, 9, male, irish (judged from name)Ronan Wilson
- 24 Sep2023Boy, 9, Killed In Donegal Hit-And-Run Named As Ronan Wilsonvictim, Ronan Wilson, 9, male, irish (judged from name)Ronan Wilson
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