Laura Lynch, one of the founding members of the Dixie Chicks has died at the age of 65. According to People.com, she was in a head-on collision Friday in Texas and was pronounced dead at the scene.
Lynch was traveling eastbound on Highway 62 in Hudspeth County, as another driver, traveling westbound, attempted to pass a vehicle on a two-way undivided portion of the road. That driver struck Lynch's vehicle head on and was treated for non-life-threatening injuries.
Laura Lynch was the original bassist and vocalist and recorded with the Dixie Chicks on their first three albums.