The young man who died on Thursday when his car crashed into a truck as he tried to escape police was a "loving son".
Calum John Meyer, 25, hit a cyclist while fleeing police on Thursday morning on Great North Rd. Later that morning his car caught fire when he hit a truck on Tayforth Rd as he tried to dodge road spikes police had laid out to stop him.
He died at the scene.
Mother Leonie Meyer said she knew her son had "done wrong" but asked people not to judge him.
"I know he's done wrong but he's paid for it this time," Mrs Meyer said yesterday.