Laura Lynch, a founding member of The Dixie Chicks, now simply known as The Chicks, passed away Friday afternoon after a car accident in Texas. TMZ reported Lynch was outside of El Paso, Texas, when the head on collision occurred. Lynch's cousin, Mick Lynch, also confirmed the news of her passing to the outlet. In an update, the Texas Department of Public Safety told TMZ the 64-year-old was headed east on the highway, when another car, going in the opposite direction, attempted to pass a vehicle. DPS stated it was...

Photo taken in Dallas just before the Dixie Chicks released their album "Shouldn't a Told You That." From left, Emily Erwin, Laura Lynch and Martie Erwin. Lynch, who joined the group in 1989 and left in 1993, was 65. The accident happened on Highway 62 when a car attempting to pass another vehicle hit Lynch’s car head-on, the Texas Department of Public Safety said in a release. Lynch was pronounced dead at the scene. The band, now known as The Chicks, released a statement Saturday on Instagram, calling her a...

A founding member of The Dixie Chicks has been killed in a head-on collision in Texas. TMZ is reporting that Laura Lynch was pronounced dead at the scene after a car crashed into hers on a highway outside El Paso. The Texas Department of Public Safety says Lynch was traveling on U.S. 62 when another car traveling in the opposite direction attempted to pass a vehicle and the two cars collided. The driver of the other vehicle was taken to the hospital, but was reported to have non-life-threatening injuries. Lynch...