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BumRushDaShow

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Sat Dec 23, 2023, 07:29 PM Dec 2023

Laura Lynch, founding member of The Dixie Chicks, dies in car crash in Texas [View all]

Source: NBC News

Dec. 23, 2023, 4:28 PM EST


Laura Lynch, a founding member of The Dixie Chicks, was killed in a head-on crash in El Paso, Texas, police said Saturday. She was 65.

Lynch was traveling eastbound on U.S. 62 when another car traveling in the opposite direction attempted to pass a vehicle on a two-way undivided portion of the highway, the Texas Department of Public Safety said. The crash occurred Friday around 5:45 p.m. local time.

The band, which changed its name in 2020 to The Chicks, said it was "shocked and saddened" by her death. "We hold a special place in our hearts for the time we spent playing music, laughing and traveling together," the band wrote in a statement.

"Laura was a bright light…her infectious energy and humor gave a spark to the early days of our band," it said. "Laura had a gift for design, a love of all things Texas and was instrumental in the early success of the band. Her undeniable talents helped propel us beyond busking on street corners to stages all across Texas and the mid-West."

Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-culture-news/laura-lynch-founding-member-dixie-chicks-dies-car-crash-texas-rcna131039



What a loss. R.I.P.
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RIP bucolic_frolic Dec 2023 #1
Mom always said, "It's the nut holding that other wheel you have to worry about." Hermit-The-Prog Dec 2023 #2
Damn, to many freaking assholes on the roads these days like the one that caused this that do the exact same shit. cstanleytech Dec 2023 #3
risk taking has become normalized stopdiggin Dec 2023 #5
People pass each other too much and unnecessarily. LisaM Dec 2023 #14
Not to mention people in muscle cars. cstanleytech Dec 2023 #18
Damn... OldBaldy1701E Dec 2023 #4
And the hits keep on hitting 2023. mentalsolstice Dec 2023 #6
:( sakabatou Dec 2023 #7
RIP, Laura. You gave us so much. lastlib Dec 2023 #8
From the article ... aggiesal Dec 2023 #9
Damn. n/t lastlib Dec 2023 #10
She wasn't wearing a seatbelt. Cattledog Dec 2023 #12
That might have saved her life had she worn it. 😢 RubyRose Dec 2023 #13
Only the good die young. Aussie105 Dec 2023 #11
She was 65 TxGuitar Dec 2023 #15
This message was self-deleted by its author TxGuitar Dec 2023 #16
Can't help it, but I feel that she was... The Grand Illuminist Dec 2023 #17
What do you mean? NT TxGuitar Dec 2023 #24
We are all targets by the right. The Grand Illuminist Dec 2023 #27
But she left the band in 1995 (or around that time) TxGuitar Dec 2023 #28
Maybe I thought she was current. The Grand Illuminist Dec 2023 #29
From what has been reported, the other driver went into her lane, trying to overtake another car, LisaL Dec 2023 #34
It's sad to see that conspiracy theories are not exclusively a right-wing phenomena Jose Garcia Dec 2023 #36
Music being the "universal language" I feel heartbroken this happened to a women who put together a group who Backseat Driver Dec 2023 #19
She was not involved in anything with the group since 1995. TxGuitar Dec 2023 #32
R.I.P. Marthe48 Dec 2023 #20
Very Brave Women. Loved the "Not Ready to Make Nice" song. RIP OverBurn Dec 2023 #21
She left the band in 1995 TxGuitar Dec 2023 #25
My bad, I guess I'm mixed up on which one it was. OverBurn Dec 2023 #26
Same problem for me. The Grand Illuminist Dec 2023 #37
So sorry for her tragic, untimely death at the hands of a Texas idiot. ancianita Dec 2023 #22
Don't you dare try to make this tragedy into a Texas guilt trip. (nt) Paladin Dec 2023 #30
Exactly. TxGuitar Dec 2023 #31
My bad. I am still sorry for her death and will keep it at tragic. nt ancianita Dec 2023 #33
Thank you. (nt) Paladin Dec 2023 #35
Rip MustLoveBeagles Dec 2023 #23
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