Car crash kills Tiger Kayne Pettifer's dadAugust 17, 2009
THE father of Richmond half-forward Kayne Pettifer has died in a horrific car accident.
Kenneth "Mick" Pettifer was a passenger when the ute he was in hit a tree in Uranquinty, a small village about 15km southwest of Wagga Wagga, about 10.30am yesterday.
Mr Pettifer was killed instantly. The driver of the ute died later in hospital.
Inspector Paul Huxtable said the accident happened in an isolated area. "There's nothing to indicate what happened and there (were) no witnesses," he said.
Kayne Pettifer, 27, spent Saturday night celebrating at retired teammate Joel Bowden's testimonial, but drove back to Kyabram yesterday. He has not played since Round 11 and suffered another injury last month.
A Richmond spokeswoman said the club's sympathy went to Pettifer and his family.
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