Biker dad's death has left an 'unfillable void'

TRIBUTES have been paid to a dad who was tragically killed in a crash on the A19.

- By JADE McELWEE

Dax Jones, 51, from Ashington in Northumberland, died following a collision

Dax Jones died in the collision on the A19 southbound at the Ingleby Arncliffe junction on June 15, 2022.

Eleanor Wilson was found not guilty of causing the 51-year-old's death by dangerous driving at Teesside Crown Court. The 23-year-old had pleaded guilty to an alternative count of causing death by careless driving.

The court heard Mr Jones was riding his Yamaha MT motorcycle on the A19 at the time of the crash and Wilson was driving a light blue Ford Ka. Wilson was waiting on the slip road junction out of Ingleby Arncliffe, just before 8am that Wednesday morning, to drive across the A19 southbound and onto the northbound route.

Witnesses saw Wilson pull out from the junction to cross the southbound carriageway, intending to join the northbound carriageway. It was then that Mr Jones crashed into the side of her car. He died at the scene, despite the efforts of the emergency services.

His family has now released a tribute following the sentencing of Wilson, of The Green in Kirklevington, near Yarm.

They said: "The loss of Dax has deeply impacted our family. He leaves an unfillable void not only for us, but for his friends, colleagues, and fellow bikers far and wide.