COUNTRY star Conner Smith has been charged over a car accident that saw an elderly woman killed.
Smith, 24, was behind the wheel when he collided into dog walker Dorothy Dobbins in Nashville on June 8.
He has since received a misdemeanor state citation, as per TMZ.
Cops had previously ruled that Smith was not under the influence while he was driving.
They also said he wasn’t distracted when the accident happened.
Smith has not been sentenced after being charged with failing to yield resulting in a fatality.
In Tennessee, he could be hit with a fine of up to $2,500 or lose his driver’s license for one year, according to the law firm Oberman and Rice.
But, he could face up to 11 months and 29 days in prison or face a period of probation.
Smith has not issued a statement since he was charged.
“His thoughts remain with Ms. Dobbins’ family, and he remains committed to honoring her memory with compassion by supporting efforts to improve pedestrian safety and help prevent future tragedies,” his lawyer, Worrick G. Robinson IV, said.
Tributes were paid to Dobbins, a grandma of four, after she was identified as the victim.
She was a former lawyer, who specialized in divorce and family cases.
Country singer Conner Smith drove truck that fatally hit elderly woman
“She was the heart of the family,” Nan Gentry, her daughter, told the NBC affiliate WSMV-TV.
Smith is signed to Big Machine Records – the label that was founded in 2005.
Big Machine Records was bought by Scooter Braun’s firm, Ithaca Holdings, in 2019.
Big Machine Records is Taylor Swift’s former record label and Scooter bought it in a deal worth $300 million.
Acclaimed country star Smith has 1.5 million monthly listeners on Spotify.
He has toured alongside artists such as Cole Swindell, Chase Rice, and Luke Bryan.
Smith’s 2024 album, Smoky Mountains, reached Number 42 in Billboard’s Top Country Albums charts.
He is set to headline Carey Fest in Ohio on August 2.
Smith is touring across California, Washington, Delaware, Kansas, Colorado and Utah next month.
He is due to perform at the St. Pete Country Festival in Florida in November.
Smith collaborated with fellow country star Dylan Marlowe on the track Country in the Clouds which they released earlier this year.
His 2022 track Take It Slow has been listened to more than 77 million times on Spotify.
