Son charged over NSW crash that killed mum

A man has been charged over the death of his 76-year-old mother after crashing into a tree in northern NSW.

Police say the 37-year-old man was on a left hand bend on the New England Highway near Glen Innes when he drove off the road early last Friday and hit a tree. His mother who was in the passenger seat died at the scene.

The man who suffered a head injury was on Monday charged with reckless driving occasioning in death and will face Tamworth Local Court on Tuesday.