Emergency services were called just after 12.15pm on Sunday, April 20, after a Peugeot van left the carriageway between junctions 34 and 33 southbound near to University Hill and crashed into a tree.
No other vehicles were involved.
The passenger, 14-year-old Ryan Liam Morgan from Morecambe, suffered serious injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene.
The van driver can now be named as Daniel Burba, the father of Liam. He suffered serious injuries and was taken to hospital, and has since been discharged.
Daniel Burba, 31, of Arnside Crescent, Morecambe has been charged with causing death by dangerous driving and causing death by driving whilst unlicensed and uninsured.
He has been remanded to appear at Lancaster Magistrates Court at 10am tomorrow (Monday, April 28).
Police are continuing to appeal for information and footage.
Anyone who can help should call 101 quoting log 503 of April 20. You can also email the Serious Collision Investigation Unit at SCIU@lancashire.police.uk
