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Man charged over M6 family deaths Man charged over M6 family deaths
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A Portuguese lorry driver has been charged with six counts of causing death by dangerous driving after a family was killed on the M6 motorway.A Portuguese lorry driver has been charged with six counts of causing death by dangerous driving after a family was killed on the M6 motorway.
Chef David Statham, 38, wife Michelle, 33, and children Reece, 13, Jay, nine, Mason, 20 months, and 10-week-old Ellouise died in Cheshire on Monday.Chef David Statham, 38, wife Michelle, 33, and children Reece, 13, Jay, nine, Mason, 20 months, and 10-week-old Ellouise died in Cheshire on Monday.
The six, from Llandudno, had visited family in Birmingham before the crash involving three lorries and two cars.The six, from Llandudno, had visited family in Birmingham before the crash involving three lorries and two cars.
Paulo Jorge Nogueira da Silva, 46, was charged by Cheshire Police on Thursday. Paulo Jorge Nogueira da Silva, 46, has been remanded in custody.
The family were killed between junctions 16 and 17 of the northbound M6. He will appear at Chester Crown Court in November.
The family was killed between junctions 16 and 17 of the northbound M6.
'Childhood sweethearts''Childhood sweethearts'
Mr Da Silva, of Calle Romero, Tutana, Murcia, in Spain, is due to appear before magistrates in Crewe later. Police confirmed Mr da Silva is Portuguese but was living in Spain.
Police confirmed he is Portuguese but was living in Spain.
Mr Statham worked as a chef at St David's College in Llandudno.Mr Statham worked as a chef at St David's College in Llandudno.
Mrs Statham's family said she and her husband were childhood sweethearts who had been together for 19 years.Mrs Statham's family said she and her husband were childhood sweethearts who had been together for 19 years.
Tributes poured in for the family, who moved to North Wales from Birmingham four years ago, after news of the crash broke.Tributes poured in for the family, who moved to North Wales from Birmingham four years ago, after news of the crash broke.
The Mayor of Llandudno said a memorial service would be held for them if that was what relatives wanted.The Mayor of Llandudno said a memorial service would be held for them if that was what relatives wanted.
The northbound stretch of the M6 between junctions 16, at Stoke-on-Trent, and 17, for Sandbach, was closed for several hours after the incident.The northbound stretch of the M6 between junctions 16, at Stoke-on-Trent, and 17, for Sandbach, was closed for several hours after the incident.