A mum who lost her eight-month-old son and her sister in a horrific crash has spoken of her "beautiful" son. Zackary Blades died along with his aunt, Karlene Warner, when the Peugeot 308 they were travelling in was involved in an accident on the A1(M) between Chester-le-Street and Durham. The two suffered fatal injuries and tragically died at the scene after their vehicle was struck by an Audi Q5 in the early hours of the morning.
Zackary’s mam, Shalorna Warner, who was driving the vehicle was taken to hospital for treatment for minor injuries following the crash on Friday. Now, she and his dad, Jack Blades, have paid tribute to their son. They said: "We are absolutely heartbroken to announce the tragic death of our beautiful son, Zackary.
“We only had you in our arms for eight months but in that time, you brought us so much happiness to all our lives. We had so many amazing memories together as a family that will never ever be forgotten; thank you for giving us the best Christmas and holiday together in that time. “You started crawling from such an early stage, you absolutely loved your food, you started to say mama, your top teeth had just come through, you were climbing the stairs and would always laugh while doing it because you knew you were being naughty.
“You were so close to standing up on your own. I’m so sorry you never got to grow up. Our little Zack - mammy and daddy love you so much, you didn’t deserve any of this.
You were such a happy, cheeky boy. I.