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Mum honours sons killed in explosive police chase with huge burnout in street


The mother of two boys killed in an explosive car crash has defended her decision to do a massive burnout as a tribute to her teenage sons.

Glen McAllister, 16, and Craig Robert Hickey-McAllister, 13, died after a stolen car they were in hit road spikes and crashed into a tree in Christchurch, following a police chase on last Sunday night (local time).

A third teenager also died in the crash.

Police said the impact of the collision ruptured the fuel tank and sent the car into a “ball of fire”.

Glen McAllister (left) and his brother Craig Hickey-McAllister died in the crash. Image: Facebook/Jay Rose
Glen McAllister (left) and his brother Craig Hickey-McAllister died in the crash. Image: Facebook/Jay Rose

Their mother, Juanita Hickey, has since taken to Facebook to share a video of herself performing a lengthy burnout in an old Holden Commodore.

“Mum did this for you two. ‘The average chicky don’t burnout like that haha bet u boys loved it,” she captioned the footage.

She followed up the video with an image of the aftermath, writing “here’s some remains for the road”.

The initial vision, which has been view more than 52,000 times, was heralded by her friends who described it as an “awesome send off for two awesome young men”.

As a tribute to her boys, Juanita Hickey performed a lengthy burnout down the middle of the road. Image: Facebook/Jay Rose
As a tribute to her boys, Juanita Hickey performed a lengthy burnout down the middle of the road. Image: Facebook/Jay Rose

“That was sik the boys would have definitely loved your burnout the most,” one woman wrote.

“Rippin s*** up for the angels in the sky,” another wrote.

“Awesome your boys would have loved it,” said another.

But as the footage started to circulate wider on social media, the negative responses began to roll in, with many condemning her behaviour in response to a fatal accident.

Ms Hickey defended the burnout, saying her boys would have loved the send off. Image: Facebook/Jay Rose
Ms Hickey defended the burnout, saying her boys would have loved the send off. Image: Facebook/Jay Rose

Ms Hickey responded to her critics in another post saying there is no uniform way to grieve the death of family.

“Might not be other people’s way of honouring their loved ones, however it was OUR WAY,” she wrote.

“There is no right or wrong in how we grieve or celebrate a loss of loved ones so all the judgmental people, walk in my shoes before you act perfect.

“Boys it would have been your style so meh to the haters.”