Country singer Conner Smith struck and killed an elderly woman who was crossing the street on Sunday night.

The 24-year-old was driving a Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck when he hit a 77-year-old woman, identified as Dorothy Dobbins, as she was crossing the street in downtown Nashville, according to a press release shared by the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department .

The fatal collision occurred on 3rd Avenue North near Van Buren Street around 7:30 p.m.

Dobbins, a local resident, was said to be inside a marked crosswalk when she was struck by the pickup truck.

She was reportedly crossing the street near her home when the incident occurred. She was transported to Vanderbilt University Medical Center where she died.

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