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Country singer Conner Smith allegedly strikes and kills woman in crosswalk in car accident
Country singer Conner Smith was involved in a fatal car crash in Nashville in which he allegedly hit and killed a 77-year-old woman walking in a crosswalk.
According to a news release from the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department, a pedestrian identified as Dorothy Dobbins died Sunday night after she was struck by a vehicle on 3rd Avenue North near Van Buren Street.
"The preliminary investigation indicates that a Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck, driven by Conner Smith, 24, was traveling north on 3rd Avenue North as Dobbins was crossing the roadway," the release said. "It appears that she was inside a marked crosswalk when she was struck around 7:30 p.m. Dobbins, who lived nearby, was transported to Vanderbilt University Medical Center where she died."
Police said that Smith showed no signs of impairment at the time of the accident, and "the preliminary contributing factor for this crash appears to be Smith failing to yield the right of way to the pedestrian."
No charges have been filed "at present," authorities said, and the investigation is ongoing.
An attorney for Smith, Worrick G. Robinson, confirmed to Entertainment Weekly that his client was "involved in a car accident that tragically claimed a life" and added, "His heart goes out to Ms. Dobbins' family during this incredibly difficult time. Mr. Smith continues to cooperate fully with the ongoing investigation."
Smith, a Nashville native, first rose to prominence with a viral TikTok hit titled "I Hate Alabama." The success of the song landed him a record deal with Big Machine Records' Valory label, under which he released the 2022 EP Didn't Go Too Far, which produced the singles "Learn From It" and "Take It Slow."
Smith followed that up with his debut album, Smoky Mountains, last year. The lead single, "Creek Will Rise," became his first top-20 hit on the Country Airplay chart, and later made history when it became the first No. 1 on the new U.K. Country Airplay chart.
More recently, Smith received an ACM nomination for New Male Artist of the Year and made his cinematic soundtrack debut with "Steal My Thunder (feat. Tucker Wetmore)," featured in Twisters.
Smith has also toured with the likes of Thomas Rhett, Cole Swindell, Chase Rice, Luke Bryan, and Parker McCollum.
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