Eight-month-old Zackary Blades and his aunt, 30-year-old Karlene Warner, were killed in the collision on the A1(M) in County Durham on 31 May.
Darryl Anderson, 38, was driving his Audi Q5 when he crashed into a Peugeot 308, killing eight-month-old Zackary Blades and 30-year-old Karlene Warner.
Darryl Anderson was arrested at the scene and appeared at Durham Crown Court by video link on Monday 1 July charged with causing death by dangerous driving.Anderson denied unlawfully possessing a knife and an axe at the time of the crash and those not guilty pleas were accepted by the prosecution.Judge Joanne Kidd said the family had only just heard some distressing details about the crash which they were told after it was known Anderson would plead guilty.
When the judge asked Richard Dawson, defending, if he had any comments to make, he replied: “Only to express our sympathy and condolences to those who have been bereaved in this case.”
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