The son of a Hemlington man who died in a car crash has paid tribute to his “role model and hero”.
Owen Corfield said his dad Andy was the “kindest and most loving man he has ever met”.
Mr Corfield, 39, was driving a Ford Fiesta when it was involved in a serious crash on Cass House Road last night.
A 17-year-old female passenger, thought to be Mr Corfield’s daughter Alice is in a critical condition at Middlesbrough’s James Cook University Hospital.
An 18-year-old local man has been arrested on suspicion of theft of a motor vehicle, causing death by dangerous driving and failing to report the collision. He remains in police custody.
Owen posted an emotional tribute to his dad on Facebook today.
He said “I still can’t get my head round it, I’ve lost my dad, my role model my hero. There’s no words to describe how I’m feeling right now and why this happened to the kindest most loving man I have ever met in my life.
“You were only just saying to me how proud you were of me getting my new job and calling me a “docker mong”. I will always love you, you will never be forgotten.
“Hope you’re having a Jack Daniel’s up there with Jack and the rest of the family lots of love your oldest son Owen.”
Mr Corfield, the creator of Boro Pat - a popular X-rated spoof of Postman Pat, and his wife Lisa lost their third child, Jack to cot death in 1995 aged just five weeks old.
He went on to raise money for charity in memory of his late son.
Mr Corfield, a married dad and grandad, also leaves daughter Amy.
Floral tributes were left at the scene of the crash.
One read: “A part of Hemo’s soul died here. What a waste of life.”
Another said: “Your memories will never fade kid.”
One Hemlington resident said: “Everyone was out on the front and saw what happened.
“It was really horrible.
“It looked like the lad was going too fast and as soon as the crash happened, he got out of the car and jumped over a back fence and ran off.
“It is a horrible day for Hemlington.”
Another resident, who said she had lived in Hemlington for more than 40 years, said: “We heard three loud bangs, and came outside. We’re not right next to the road so we didn’t know what had happened at first.
“You see young lads driving up and down here all the time, speeding. But nothing has ever happened like this.”
The accident is the second fatal collision in less than a week in Middlesbrough.
Grandmother-of-seven Linda Warren, 60, was killed in an accident on Saltersgill Avenue last Thursday.
A 19-year-old has been arrested and bailed on suspicion of dangerous driving in connection with the incident.
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