Ryan Liam Morgan, 14, died in a horror crash on the M6 on Easter Sunday. The driver of the van – his father- has now been charged with causing death by dangerous driving
The father of a 14-year-old boy who was killed in a collision on the M6 has been charged with causing death by dangerous driving.
Ryan Liam Morgan, from Morecambe, was a passenger in a Peugeot van which left the carriageway between junctions 34 and 33 southbound, near Lancaster and crashed into a tree.
The emergency services were called at just after 12.15pm on Easter Sunday arrived to find Ryan had suffered serious injuries and he was tragically pronounced dead at the scene.
Behind the wheel was Ryan’s father Daniel Burba, 31, who was taken to hospital with serious injuries and later discharged. Burba has now been charged with causing death by dangerous driving and causing death by driving whilst unlicensed and uninsured, the force said.
Burba, of Arnside Crescent, Morecambe, is in custody and will appear at Lancaster Magistrates’ Court on Monday.
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In a statement shared online on Sunday, April 27 the force said: “Our thoughts remain with Ryan’s loved ones at this difficult time. They are being supported by specially trained officers.”
In a tribute to the teen, his family said: “Ryan, our precious boy. There truly is no one like our Ryan, such a beautiful soul and so far from typical. Words can’t express how much we have loved and cherished him and how much we always will. The most funny, silly, loving, generous boy, who literally could not stop talking.
“He was always making his little sisters giggle or giving them cuddles when they were sad. He made them their bottles and read them stories at bedtime. He was such a family lad choosing to stay home with us sometimes when his friends wanted him to go out.
“He tried to put on a laddish attitude but it made us laugh because he was so soft, sensitive, kind and lovely. Every time he had pocket money he would go to the shop and buy everyone else treats and forget himself.”
Ryan’s mum, Kim, added: “Ryan Liam was the most perfect precious little boy you would ever see, and he grew to be more beautiful every day. He was the most amazing son to Kim and brother to Primrose and Summer and we will miss him as long as we live.
“Our hearts have a hole that will never heal, and we can’t express enough the devastation this has caused our family. We are eternally heartbroken. RIP our perfect beautiful Ryan Liam.”
Police are continuing their investigations into the crash and have appealed to the public for more information or dashcam footage.
Anyone who can help should call 101 quoting log 0503 of April 20. You can also email the Serious Collision Investigation Unit at SCIU@lancashire.police.uk
