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Metro Nashville Police said Smith, 24, hit Dorothy Dobbins, 77,
Sunday evening while she was crossing the road inside a marked
crosswalk. Dobbins, a retired attorney, later died at a
hospital. The Tennessee Bar Association posted on its website
that Dobbins had been out walking her dog when she was hit.
Police say Smith showed no signs of impairment. They believe the
“preliminary contributing factor” appears to be that Smith did
not yield the right of way to the pedestrian.
Smith’s attorney, Worrick Robinson, said his client is
cooperating with the investigation.
“His heart goes out to Ms. Dobbins’ family during this
incredibly difficult time," Robinson said in a statement.
Dobbins was a leader in the city’s legal aid and family law
communities, where she practiced for over 40 years, according to
posts by the Bar Association and the Legal Aid Society of Middle
Tennessee and the Cumberlands. She played a “foundational role
in opening Nashville’s first domestic violence shelter,”
according to a Facebook post from the Legal Aid Society, and she
wrote the state’s first order of protection legislation.
Smith was a 2024 new male artist of the year nominee at the
Academy of Country Music Awards. He released his first
full-length album, “Smoky Mountains,” in 2024.
The Nashville native has had gold-certified hits with “Take it
Slow” and “Creek Will Rise,” according to his label, Big
Machine. Smith had performed at Nashville’s CMA Fest over the
weekend.
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Associated Press writer Travis Loller contributed to this
report.
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