MANASSAS, Va. - Gloria Delgado returned home Friday, hours after surviving the crash that killed her 2-year-old son and her mother -- a crash Prince William County (web | news) police believe was caused by drunk driving.

"I'm numb, numb. I come in this house and I see (my) baby everywhere," Delgado, 43, said.

Rebecca Sacra, 50

Delgado's mother, 60-year-old Rebecca L. Sacra, of Alexandria (web | news) , Va., was in the passenger seat of the 2007 Saturn Ion. Her 2-year-old son, Jonathan Wade-Ortiz, was properly restrained in a child seat in the back, next to his 12-year-old cousin. They were traveling eastbound on Route 234 about 12:45 a.m. Friday, returning from a family vacation to Pigeon Forge, Tennessee.

Delgado said she had stopped for a red light at University Boulevard. The last thing she remembers is the squeal of brakes.

Investigators say the family was rear-ended by 2004 Ford Explorer driven by 26-year-old William John Mallory of Stafford, Va.. The impact forced the family's 2007 Saturn Ion off the road and into a field, where it hit a boulder, police said.

"It killed my son and my mother instantly," Delgado said. She was seriously hurt in the crash and spent hours at the hospital.

"Wake up, wake up, mom! Jonathan, wake up!" Delgado recalls screaming when she regained consciousness. "Then I just got out of my car and dropped to my knees and begged God, 'No, please, no.'"

William Mallory, 26

Police charged Mallory with driving under the influence.

Degado said the Tennessee trip was a favor to her mother and her little boy.

"That young man robbed me of my future and my life, my mother, my best friend, my son, who was the love of my life."

Delgado's 12-year-old nephew remains hospitalized. 

Mallory is being held without bond pending a Nov. 6, 2009, court date. The investigation is ongoing, and more charges could be filed.

There were three other passengers in the Explorer. One was treated for minor injuries at the scene, police said.

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