Laura Lynch, founding member of The Dixie Chicks, dies in car crash in Texas

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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

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What a loss. R.I.P.

[bucolic_frolic]

1. RIP

Of all the things that worry me, other drivers and narrow roads are near the top of my list.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

2. Mom always said, "It's the nut holding that other wheel you have to worry about."

[cstanleytech]

3. Damn, to many freaking assholes on the roads these days like the one that caused this that do the exact same shit.

Hell, I will even be driving on the interstate going between 70 to 74mph at most and will see packs of cars coming up behind me from 2 miles back and they will pass me fast enough to shake my car and that's almost daily.

[stopdiggin]

5. risk taking has become normalized

(sometimes glorified) in modern culture.
And not just talking the 'jackass' moments and the extreme sports crowd. There's a whole ethos of, "go big, or go home' being preached and promoted (pretty much everywhere you look) out there.

Driving a vehicle like an entitled moron is just part of we're learning at daddy's knee these days ...

[LisaM]

14. People pass each other too much and unnecessarily.

There seems to be a mentality that you absolutely can't be behind another car, even if it's going the speed limit. I hate being on I5 for that reason. No one will stay put in their lane, even when there is obvious reason why a car has to pass another one. And tailgating seems worse, too. SUVs and pickups are the worst offenders.

[cstanleytech]

18. Not to mention people in muscle cars.

[OldBaldy1701E]

4. Damn...

I used to work at a school that had one of her relatives as a student. Funny and smart. Only met her a few times for like ten seconds. So sad.

[mentalsolstice]

6. And the hits keep on hitting 2023.

I want this year to be over…..

[sakabatou]

7. :(

[lastlib]

8. RIP, Laura. You gave us so much.

So damn many idiots get a car and think the road's theirs, too. F*** 'em.
I haven't heard if that other driver survived, but I hope he did long enough to realize the injury, pain and loss of life he caused, and to know that he's going to lose everything he and his family had or ever hoped to have--and then finds himself in the eternal company of his Satanic master.

[aggiesal]

9. From the article ...

The other vehicle caught on fire and the driver was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

[lastlib]

10. Damn. n/t

[Cattledog]

12. She wasn't wearing a seatbelt.

[RubyRose]

13. That might have saved her life had she worn it. 😢

[Aussie105]

11. Only the good die young.

Such a shame.

The opposite is true as well - Trump is an example.

[TxGuitar]

15. She was 65

Not ancient but hardly young.

[The Grand Illuminist]

17. Can't help it, but I feel that she was...

accdidented.

[TxGuitar]

24. What do you mean? NT

[The Grand Illuminist]

27. We are all targets by the right.

Crazy, but yet..

[TxGuitar]

28. But she left the band in 1995 (or around that time)

Before they "broke out" and gained immense popularity. Although she never gave a reason for leaving the band (it was a mutual decision)- The Chicks lead singer, Natalie Maines was the reason the group really surged in popularity. Maines had no love lost for Bush.

Lynch had little to do with the immense popularity and the ensuing controversies and never publicly spoke about it. in fact, this is what she said about Bush "I love our president. I really do," Tull said. "I think the world of him. I really revere our President Bush, and I revere the highest office in our country to the utmost. And that's who I am."

So I highly doubt that she was targeted for an accident- and it is surprising that she died in the crash- considering she was driving a Ford F150. But as reported- she did not have on a seat belt.

So, all in all, it looks like a horrible tragedy- but I don't see any sinister motives.

Just my opinion-

[The Grand Illuminist]

29. Maybe I thought she was current.

Point well taken.

[LisaL]

34. From what has been reported, the other driver went into her lane, trying to overtake another car,

and caused a collision. Sounds like a reckless driving charge should be brought against them.

[Jose Garcia]

36. It's sad to see that conspiracy theories are not exclusively a right-wing phenomena

[Backseat Driver]

19. Music being the "universal language" I feel heartbroken this happened to a women who put together a group who

spoke verbally and with her musical talents. RIP but may Laura Lynch's life-energy and talents inspire from beyond!

[TxGuitar]

32. She was not involved in anything with the group since 1995.

The last album she worked on with them was in 1993.
She was asked to leave the group.
She was not a liberal, and had positive things to say about GWB and socialized with other Texas conservatives.

She loved Texas and was a life long resident.

This was a horrible accident....

[Marthe48]

20. R.I.P.

So sad for the family

[OverBurn]

21. Very Brave Women. Loved the "Not Ready to Make Nice" song. RIP

[TxGuitar]

25. She left the band in 1995

Not her song

[OverBurn]

26. My bad, I guess I'm mixed up on which one it was.

[The Grand Illuminist]

37. Same problem for me.

I thought she was current.

[ancianita]

22. So sorry for her tragic, untimely death at the hands of a Texas idiot.

[Paladin]

30. Don't you dare try to make this tragedy into a Texas guilt trip. (nt)

[TxGuitar]

31. Exactly.

Lynch Hull (married name) was a lifelong Texas resident. She left the band in 1995- reason was not ever really disclosed- but many people believe it had a lot to do with a new direction the band was/wanted to take.

She was a fan of GW Bush and also socialized with some Republican politicians. Now her political views were never publicly discussed......but if the shoe fits....

Also she didn't really want to leave the band....it was a "mutual decision" but later Lynch Hull said she was "replaced"

Also- she drove a Ford F150- about as Texan a vehicle as you can get.

[ancianita]

33. My bad. I am still sorry for her death and will keep it at tragic. nt

[Paladin]

35. Thank you. (nt)

[MustLoveBeagles]

23. Rip