Beloved country singer and self-styled outlaw David Allan Coe was injured in a serious accident involving his SUV and a Peterbilt. Despite his car being hit so hard it ended up in a nearby parking lot, he and his two passengers were taken to the hospital with only non-life threatening injuries.
Before we go attack the driver who almost deprived us of the singer of such greats as “Mona Lisa Lost Her Smile,” “The Ride,” and “You Never Even Called Me by My Name,” you should know that (yet again) it was the 4-wheeler who was at fault, not the trucker. In fact, since the truck ended up flipping, the driver and his passenger were both also injured. The driver was listed in serious condition and transferred to another nearby hospital with the possibility of undergoing surgery.
The accident occurred at around 1:30am on Tuesday, March 19th when Coe’s SUV ran a red light, and was T-boned by the semi.
His next two concert appearances – one in St. Louis, the other in Louisville – have been canceled due to his injuries.
Coe was wearing his seatbelt at the time and had to be removed from his vehicle by Ocala Fire Rescue officials. He was cited for running a red light.
Long-time friend and road manager for more than two decades, Bruce Smith, said that the outlaw country singer was “doing OK” and that his wife was with him at the hospital.
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Maybe, hopefully, this incident may serve to bring greater attention to this problem of safer roads.
The accident occurred at 1:30 in the morning… road conditions were not a factor I live in Ocala, at that time of the morning they we’re probably the only two vehicles out there… Driver Error, plain and simple
hmmmm… D. A. C. has traveled many a mile with most every truck driver I know..
maybe a new song will come of this…
The Ride, revisited!
I am surprised if he knew what happened, he has traveled hundreds of thousands of miles and not remembered most of them, plus he has been on lots of trips and never left his house, some of those lasting days but he could sing and play and if he had a few drinks would do it at a diner in South of the Border North Carolina or Fort Worth Texas or many other places for no fee just for his fans especially if he had had a few drinks. I love his music and saw him in many places up and down the roads when I drove my Yellow Peterbuilt, or my Red GMC, or Red and White Cab over Pete or some of those other trucks I drove but the Canary Yellow long nose pete was my favorite truck.
hows the truck driver doing, and the ones with him, there in this mess because of D.A.C.
I bet it will be a long time before any of them order steak for dinner.
God bless them all. Hope they get well and enjoy doing what they do best. Travel the highways with music in their hearts.