BREAKING NEWS Country singer Conner Smith was 'behind the wheel' of car that fatally hit elderly woman
The country singer Conner Smith is accused of striking and killing an elderly woman with his vehicle on the night of Sunday, June 8.
According to a statement released by the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department on Monday, the 24-year-old singer hit and killed a woman identified as Dorothy Dobbins, 77, with his Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck.
Smith — who is signed to Big Machine Records, Taylor Swift's old label — allegedly hit Dobbins when she was walking in a marked crosswalk.
DailyMail.com has contacted representatives for Smith for comment but has not yet received a response.
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