{"id":2445943,"date":"2025-06-11T13:34:01","date_gmt":"2025-06-11T17:34:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rising-country-star-was-driving-car-involved-in-fatal-accident-police\/"},"modified":"2025-06-11T13:34:32","modified_gmt":"2025-06-11T17:34:32","slug":"rising-country-star-was-driving-car-involved-in-fatal-accident-police","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rising-country-star-was-driving-car-involved-in-fatal-accident-police\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Rising Country Star\u2019 Was Driving Car Involved in Fatal Accident: Police"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frising-country-star-was-driving-car-involved-in-fatal-accident-police%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2445943&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Country singer Conner Smith was involved in a tragic accident in Nashville over the weekend, resulting in the death of a 77-year-old woman named Dorothy Dobbins. According to police reports, smith&#8217;s pickup truck struck Dobbins as she was crossing the street in a marked crosswalk around 7:30 PM. Preliminary investigations suggest that smith failed to yield to Dobbins, who was transported to Vanderbilt University Medical Center but later succumbed to her injuries. Authorities noted that Smith showed no signs of impairment, and no charges have been filed as the investigation continues. Smith expressed his condolences to Dobbins&#8217; family through his attorney, while also cooperating with the ongoing inquiry. This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wh-blames-wind-after-biden-stumbles-falls-while-boarding-air-force-one-staffer-i-almost-fell-coming-up-the-steps-myself\/\" title=\"WH Blames Wind After Biden Stumbles, Falls While Boarding Air Force One; Staffer: \u2018I Almost Fell Coming Up The Steps Myself\u2019\">incident occurred shortly<\/a> after Smith performed at CMA Fest and follows his <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >debut album release<\/a> in 2024.Local residents have raised concerns about speeding drivers in the area where the accident took place.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Country singer Conner Smith was involved in a fatal accident in Nashville on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>The vehicle driven by Smith, described by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/rising-country-star-behind-wheel-nashville-accident-left-elderly-woman-dead\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a> as a &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-rising-country-star-sang-the-national-anthem-at-a-trump-event-then-something-terrible-happened\/\" title=\"Country star sings anthem at Trump event - tragedy strikes\">rising country star<\/a>,&rdquo; struck and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/chaos-boston-driver-plows-rented-truck-pedestrians\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">killed<\/a> Dorothy Dobbins, 77.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;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,&rdquo; a Nashville police news release said, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennessean.com\/story\/entertainment\/music\/2025\/06\/09\/country-singer-conner-smith-involved-in-fatal-pedestrian-incident-police-say\/84123320007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tennessean<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Country singer Conner Smith allegedly struck and killed a woman in a crosswalk while driving in Nashville. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EH661YWvhL\">https:\/\/t.co\/EH661YWvhL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; ExtraTV (@extratv) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/extratv\/status\/1932512324994412564?\">June 10, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); 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the release continued.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The preliminary contributing factor for this crash appears to be Smith failing to yield the right of way to the pedestrian.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He showed no signs of impairment. There are no charges at present as the investigation continues,&rdquo; the release explained.<\/p>\n<p>Fox News reported that it could be weeks before further updates are released concerning <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/elderly-pedestrian-decapitated-hit-truck-brooklyn-creating-gruesome-scene\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the incident<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A source, not named by the outlet, said Smith was not distracted by his phone at the time Dobbins was stuck.<\/p>\n<p>A statement from Smith&rsquo;s attorney said that he was &ldquo;involved in a car accident that tragically claimed a life,&rdquo; according to <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/conner-smith-strikes-kills-woman-alleged-crosswalk-car-accident-11751187\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">People<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;His heart goes out to Ms. Dobbins&rsquo; family during this incredibly difficult time,&rdquo; the statement said. &ldquo;Mr. Smith continues to cooperate fully with the ongoing investigation.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Smith released his debut album &ldquo;Smoky Mountains&rdquo; in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>He was nominated as New Male Artist of the Year at the 2024 ACM Awards.<\/p>\n<p>The Tennessean noted that on Saturday Smith, a Nashville native, performed at CMA Fest.<\/p>\n<p>Smith made his debut on the country music scene in 2021 with a song titled &ldquo;I Hate Alabama.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/fox17.com\/news\/local\/neighbors-call-for-change-after-dogwalker-dies-in-germantown-crosswalk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WZTV<\/a>, neighbors in the area where Dobbins was struck have maintained that drivers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-u-haul-strikes-multiple-pedestrians-nyc-suspect-apprehended-surrounded-police\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">go too fast<\/a> in the area and do not stop for people in the crosswalk where police indicated Dobbins was hit.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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According to a Nashville police news release reported by the Tennessean, Smith, 24, was driving a Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck north on 3rd Avenue North when Dobbins was crossing the street. The investigation suggests that Smith failed to yield to the pedestrian. Although he showed no signs of impairment and no charges have been filed yet, the investigation is ongoing. A source indicated that Smith was not distracted by his phone at the time of the incident. His attorney expressed condolences to Dobbins&#8217; family and stated that he is fully cooperating with authorities. Smith released his debut album &#8220;Smoky Mountains&#8221; in 2024 and performed at CMA Fest shortly before this incident occurred. Local residents have raised concerns about speeding drivers in that area where Dobbins was hit<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2445944,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Conner-Smith.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[36238,34884,32846,44888,51831],"class_list":["post-2445943","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-celebrity-news","tag-country-music","tag-fatal-accident","tag-police-report","tag-rising-star"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Conner-Smith.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2445943","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2445943"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2445943\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2445947,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2445943\/revisions\/2445947"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2445944"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2445943"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2445943"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2445943"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}