Kristian Guerrero's husband and son killed by drunk driver

A young mother whose husband of nine months and unborn son were killed when a drunk university student crashed into their car is on a mission to share her story and prevent drink-driving.

Kristian Guerrero, 25, had to endure an induced 24-hour birth after the crash in San Marcos, Texas, that killed her husband, Fabian Guerrero-Moreno, 23, in August last year.

The heartbroken mother posted a picture cradling her stillborn baby son Fabian James to Facebook, accompanied by a warning to drink-drivers, as she pledged to spend her life campaigning so that nobody else has to feel the same pain.  

She wrote: 'This is me finally being able to hold my son. This is what being in an induced labor for almost 24 hrs after surviving a car crash that killed my husband and my son looks like. 

Kristian said she'd shared the image to raise awareness as she didn't want her son and husband to have died in vain.

Survivor: Kristian shared the poignant picture of herself with her son, named Fabian James after his father, and urged people to stop themselves getting behind the wheel of a car after having a drink

Survivor: Kristian shared the poignant picture of herself with her son, named Fabian James after his father, and urged people to stop themselves getting behind the wheel of a car after having a drink

Catastrophic crash: Fabian died at the scene, while Kristian was rushed to St David's South Austin Medical Center, where she endured the long process of giving birth to a son she knew was already dead

Catastrophic crash: Fabian died at the scene, while Kristian was rushed to St David's South Austin Medical Center, where she endured the long process of giving birth to a son she knew was already dead

Kristian was just 19 weeks pregnant when the happy young couple, both from Texas, were hit as they drove home on August 2 last year. 

San Marcos police said the driver of the other car Shana Elliott, then 21, was drunk at the time, according to KXAN.com.

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Reports alleged the Public Relations student, who was later charged with two counts of intoxicated manslaughter, was wearing a bikini when she collided with the family car.

Fabian died at the scene, while Kristian was rushed to St David's South Austin Medical Center, where she endured the long process of giving birth to a son she knew was already dead. 

Campaigning: Kristian Guerrero, 25, whose husband of 11 months and unborn son were killed when a drunk university student crashed into their car is on a mission to share her story and prevent drink driving

Campaigning: Kristian Guerrero, 25, whose husband of 11 months and unborn son were killed when a drunk university student crashed into their car is on a mission to share her story and prevent drink driving

Update: Kristian, who said she would 'refuse to let my husband and my sons deaths be in vain', spoke out about life without them earlier this month

Update: Kristian, who said she would 'refuse to let my husband and my sons deaths be in vain', spoke out about life without them earlier this month

Kristina's story spread around the world, and recently she shared a second moving update, speaking out about the long term impact of drink driving as she struggles through life without her family. 

Posting two pictures of both herself and Fabian travelling to their wedding ceremony, she compared the pair travelling separately to their wedding day and her journey now through life alone. 

She explained how how much happier and more confident she had been when her husband was by her side, but is fighting to carry on. 

'I feel you and baby James push me ever day,' she said. 'I love you both with every bit that is left of me.'

Missing you: Kristian explained how the nine months since she had left hospital had been hardm but that her husband and son remain constantly in her thoughts

Missing you: Kristian explained how the nine months since she had left hospital had been hardm but that her husband and son remain constantly in her thoughts

Tragic: The young couple had been thrilled to be expecting a baby. In an an interview with NBC News, Kristian said: 'Fabian would just look at me, look at my stomach and smile. All he wanted was a son.'

Tragic: The young couple had been thrilled to be expecting a baby. In an an interview with NBC News, Kristian said: 'Fabian would just look at me, look at my stomach and smile. All he wanted was a son.'

The young couple had been thrilled to be expecting a baby. 

In an an interview with NBC News, Kristian said: 'Fabian would just look at me, look at my stomach and smile. All he wanted was a son.' 

As well as looking forward to the birth of their baby, the couple had celebrated Fabian's new US residency status just hours before the fatal car crash. 

KRISTIAN'S MOVING WARNING TO POTENTIAL DRINK-DRIVERS 

'This is me finally being able to hold my son. This is what being in an induced labor for almost 24 hrs after surviving a car crash that killed my husband and my son looks like. 

'All because someone thought it was okay to get wasted and drive. It's not okay. It IS okay to stop a friend from driving, it IS okay to take someone's keys away from them when they're showing signs of being drunk. And it IS okay to pick up the phone and call for a ride if you find yourself feeling a little too tipsy. It's not a sign of weakness. It's a sign of maturity to be honest with yourself and know the consequences of driving drunk outweigh any kind of shame you might feel admitting you're too drunk to drive. 

'What's not okay is spending the rest of your life with the guilt of knowing you've taken someone's life and taken someone's life away before they even got a chance to be in this world. It's not worth it. Don't drink and drive. Don't risk your freedom. You're putting not only your life in danger but also everyone else on the road.

'I could've died aug 2nd but God had other plans. I'm left behind to fight this fight for my husband and my son. And I will continue to spread awareness and share this story until the day I die in hopes it prevents anyone else from feeling the pain I walk around with every day. I refuse to let my husband and my sons deaths be in vain.' 

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