Country singer Conner Smith involved in fatal truck-pedestrian crash in Nashville

Conner Smith, an up-and-coming state vocalist nominated for caller antheral creator astatine past year’s ACM Awards, allegedly struck a 77-year-old pedestrian Sunday nighttime successful Nashville, constabulary said. The pistillate died.

“The preliminary contributing origin for this clang appears to beryllium Smith failing to output the close of mode to the pedestrian. He showed nary signs of impairment,” the Metro Nashville Police Department said successful a quality release. “There are nary charges astatine contiguous arsenic the probe continues.”

The woman, identified arsenic Dorothy Dobbins, lived nearby, according to police. She was walking successful a marked crosswalk astatine the clip of the collision, which occurred astir 7:30 p.m. Dobbins died astatine adjacent Vanderbilt University Medical Center, constabulary said.

The viral “I Hate Alabama” vocalist saw his 2023 tune “Creek Will Rise” ascent onto the Billboard Hot 100 illustration successful aboriginal 2024. He has been a peculiar impermanent connected Luke Bryan’s Farm Tour, an yearly effort aimed astatine bringing what Bryan calls “big city” state euphony to agrarian areas. Farm Tour 2025 deed California’s Merced, Fresno and Kern counties successful May and volition play 3 Midwest shows successful September.

“His bosom goes retired to Ms. Dobbins’ household during this incredibly hard time,” Smith’s lawyer told TMZ successful a connection that acknowledged the singer’s engagement successful the clang and indicated helium was cooperating with authorities.

Smith is among the acts scheduled to unfastened for Bryan this Saturday successful Florida astatine the Boston Red Sox “Fenway South” spring-training installation successful Fort Myers. He has shows booked astir the state done the summer, including opening for “In Case You Didn’t Know” vocalist Brett Young connected Aug. 8 astatine the Pacific Amphitheatre successful Costa Mesa.