A woman and an eight-month-old baby have tragically died following a horror crash on one of the country's busiest roads. Zackary Blades and Karlene Warner, 30, were in a Peugeot 308 being driven by Shalorna Warner, Zackary's mum, on the A1(M) in Co Durham in the early hours of Friday morning. The vehicle was involved in a collision with an Audi Q5 between Chester-le-Street and Durham.
Zackary and Karlene sustained fatal injuries and tragically died at the scene, reports the Chronicle Live. Sharlorna was rushed to hospital to be treated for minor injuries. Today, she and Jack Blades, Zackary's father, 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 am so sorry th.