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Ex Collingwood AFL player has emerged as the person charged in a shocking double-fatal car crash in the Wheatbelt.
Shannon John Cox was charged with two counts of dangerous driving causing death over the double crash, which happened in the town of Culjarlo, about 170km north of Perth.
Emergency services were called to the scene of the horrific crash on the Brand Freeway where a Toyota Prado, a Volvo truck pulling two trailers and a Suzuki Ignis collided just before 9am on Friday morning.
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Police say the Toyota was traveling southbound on the highway while the road train and Suzuki were traveling northbound when they crashed near the intersection of Waddi Road.
Two women in the Suzuki, the 82-year-old driver and her 83-year-old passenger, suffered catastrophic injuries and died at the scene.
The 31-year-old man who was driving the Volvo truck was not injured.
The West Australian understands the 12-year-old girl, treated for minor injuries by paramedics at the scene, is Cox’s daughter.
Police will allege Cox was the driver of the Toyota Prado. He was not injured.
The 38-year-old, from Spalding, a suburb of Geraldton, appeared briefly in Perth Magistrates’ Court on Saturday.
He spoke only to confirm his name and has not applied for bail.
He was remanded in custody and will next appear via video link at Perth Magistrates Court on June 18.
Cox played 25 games for Collingwood between 2005 and 2009 after being picked up as a rookie, before abruptly retiring ahead of the 2010 season, citing a loss of passion for the game.
He then went on loan in country football, most recently playing for Rovers in the Great Northern Football League in 2022.
Cox played for Donnybrook, Quairading and Collie Eagles for 11 years as he moved around the state.
The Cojonup-born man hit the headlines in 2022 after an altercation with another man in the car park of Geraldton’s Recreation Ground on the day of his club’s preliminary final clash.
He was filmed throwing punches during the off-field altercation, which led to a two-match ban that saw him miss Rovers’ grand final.
It was among a string of incidents that prompted the WA Football Commission to conduct a lengthy review of the GNFL.
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