Conner Smith breaks silence after misdemeanor citation for fatal accident

The singer Country Conner Smith breaks his silence after having received a quote for his role in a deadly car accident in Nashville in June, who killed Dorothy Dobbins, a 77 -year -old woman walking in a pedestrian crossing.

“Four weeks ago, I was involved in a tragic vehicle accident that led to the loss of a life,” Smith started in an article on his Instagram on Friday. “Not a day has passed that I did not cry, prayed and cried for Mrs. Dobbins and her family.”

He continued: “My heart is broken in a way that I have never known, and I always find it difficult to fully treat the weight of all this. I ask you to continue to lift the Dobbin family in prayer by their name, asking that the peace of God surrounds them every day.”

The singer of “Creek Will Rise” added that since the accident, he has taken a step back from “out of respect for all the people involved and to give room for mourning”. Smith concluded his note with a biblical verse and a cry to his faith, on which he said that he was leaning during this period.

On Thursday, the Metropolitan Nashville police department confirmed that Smith had been accused of non-compliance with the grip, which is listed as a class A crime.

“The investigation shows that Dobbins crossed the 3rd avenue north near rue Van Buren in a pedestrian crossing marked when it was struck by the van,” the police said in a statement. “After Dobbins was struck, witnesses reported that Smith had run to her to help the arrival of the paramedical paramedics from NFD. Dobbins was emergency to the Vanderbilt University Medical Center where she died.”

At the time of the accident, which occurred around 7:30 p.m. on June 8, the police said that he had found no proof of deficiency or distraction of the Driving on the part of Smith. The singer is supposed to appear to book on the quote on August 7.

Smith’s lawyer, Worrick Robinson IV, says Weekly entertainment In a press release, “a quote from the state of offense was published [Thursday night] by the Nashville metropolitan police department in Conner Smith. Conner is incredibly grateful to the MNPD for his time and their efforts to carefully investigate this tragic accident and he continued to cooperate at any time. His thoughts remain with Ms. Dobbins’ family, and he remains determined to honor her memory with compassion by supporting efforts to improve pedestrian safety and help prevent future tragedies. »»

Originally from Nashville, Smith first took importance with a viral hit from Tiktok entitled “I hate Alabama”. The success of the song won him a recording contract with the Valory label of Big Machine Records, under which he released the EP 2022 I didn’t go too farWho produced the singles “learn” and “take the next day”.

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Smith followed this with his first album, Smoked mountainsLast year. The main single, “Creek Will Rise”, became its first top-20 on the Country Airplay track record, and then made the story when it became the first n ° 1 of the new UK Country Airplay track record.

More recently, Smith obtained an ACM appointment for the new male artist of the year and made his cinematographic debut with “Steal My Thunder (Feat. Tucker Wetmore)”, presented in Twisters.