Police have charged a man with dangerous driving causing death in relation to the road crash that killed Victorian firefighter Mat Kavanagh.He will face court in April over the collisionMr Kavanagh, 43, and a Forest Fire Management Victoria colleague were involved in a two-vehicle crash on the Goulburn Valley Highway on January 3.
The father-of-two was remembered as a"well-loved guy" who was doing the"critical work" of putting out unattended campfires the day he died.Mr Kavanagh is survived by his wife Jude, six-year-old son Ruben and four-year-old daughter Kate.Police said a car and a ute collided head-on along the Goulburn Valley Highway about 1:45pm.His colleague, a 47-year-old Narbethong man, was treated in hospital.
Whilst my thoughts go out to this great mans family in this very sad time I wonder why the ABC did not put the whole story in. This great man had put out 7 unattended campfires before the tragic accident.
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