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LIVE: Darryl Anderson jailed for 17 years following crash on A1(M) that killed a baby and aunt

  • A man who admitted causing death by dangerous driving in a crash on the A1 which killed a baby boy and his aunt will be sentenced today.
  • Darryl Anderson, 38, was driving an Audi Q5 when he crashed into a Peugeot 308, killing eight-month-old Zackary Blades and 30-year-old Karlene Warner.
  • It happened between Chester-le-Street and Durham at around 3.15am on Friday May 31.
  • Zackary’s mother, Sharlona Warner, who was driving the Peugeot, suffered minor injuries.
  • Anderson, of Clarell Walk, Thorpe Hesley, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, admitted two counts of causing death by dangerous driving at a hearing at Durham Crown Court last week.

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