Hall-of-Fame and Grammy-nominated musician Roderick MacLeod has passed away after he was struck by a vehicle. He was 70 years old.

According to law enforcement officials at the Hopkinton Police Department, MacLeod was walking his dog in Hopkinton, Rhode Island, in the early hours of Saturday when a vehicle struck him.

The driver, identified as Shannon Godbout, was said to have veered out of her lane and struck several objects, including two telephone poles, before hitting MacLeod.

“Macleod was transported to Rhode Island Hospital by Hope Valley Ambulance,” the law enforcement officials revealed. “Unfortunately, he succumbed to his injuries and passed away.”

According to the local media outlet WJAR, MacLeod was inducted into the Rhode Island Music Hall of Fame in 2012 as a member of Roo

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