Geelong AFL champion Ray Card jailed over fatal car crash that killed his wife
Geelong great Ray Card has been sentenced to nine years behind bars over a drunken crash in November last year that killed his wife, Mandy.
The 68-year-old pleaded guilty after he drove onto the wrong side of the Geelong Ring Road, colliding head-on with a BMW.
Mandy was declared dead at the scene while a teenage passenger in the other car was severely injured.
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His sentence includes a four-year non-parole period.
Card debuted for Geelong in 1977 and won the 1983 best and fairest.
He retired after 110 games at the end of 1987.
He went on to have other match-day roles at the club such as runner and an assistant coach for the reserves team.
At the time of the crash, Card was president of the Geelong Past Players and Officials Club.
The group’s treasurer Nick Walsh last year said they were “shattered” to learn about the crash.
“The past players and the club are deeply saddened at this news and the passing of Mandy,” Walsh said at the time.
“We are shattered and are sending our deepest condolences to the family.”
Card’s father George also played for the Cats in the 1940s.
Originally published on 7NEWS Sport
