Arron Peak, 10, and his brother Ben, eight, were killed in a crash on the M6 in Staffordshire yesterday.

McCormick, 24, was also charged with driving with excess alcohol and driving without insurance, Staffordshire Police said.

The boys' father, Philip Peak, 37, remains seriously ill in intensive care at the University Hospital of North Staffordshire. Police said he has a suspected broken neck and back.

Mr Peak and his wife Amanda said in a statement: "Nothing will ever compensate us for the loss we are feeling."