Laura Lynch, a founding member of The Dixie Chicks, was killed in a head-on crash in Texas, authorities confirmed Saturday. She was 65. According to the Texas Department of Public Safety, the crash happened Friday around 5:45 p.m. just outside of El Paso.
Investigators say Lynch was driving on a two-way highway, heading eastbound, when the driver of a Dodge Ram, heading westbound, attempted to pass another vehicle. As the driver traveled onto the oncoming lane, they crashed into Lynch’s vehicle head-on, authorities said. Lynch’s vehicle came to a stop and “was inoperable,” authorities said. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
The driver of the Dodge Ram was rushed to a nearby hospital with non-life threatening injuries. According to Texas DPS, Lynch was not wearing a seatbelt.
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