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Jun 5, 1970
Faron Young has a head-on collision with another car after crossing the center lane on Nashville's Hillsboro Road. He's hospitalized at Vanderbilt Medical Center, where much of his tongue is sewn back together. He's also charged with reckless driving
Jul 28, 1970
While campaigning for Senate candidate Tex Ritter, Roy Acuff's car is hit by a milk truck near Kingsport, Tennessee. Acuff receives a bruised kneecap and chin, and is gouged below his lower lip
Jul 4, 1971
Marty Robbins crashes a Bobby Allison-owned Dodge Charger in the Firecracker 400 at the Daytona Motor Speedway in Florida
Aug 1, 1971
Eddy Arnold's son, Dickie, has a serious automobile accident on the way to Alabama and spends much of the next nine weeks in a coma
Oct 19, 1971
Tammy Wynette is treated and released from Lakeland General Hospital in Florida after losing control of her car and ramming a palm tree
Feb 27, 1972
Bass player Pat Brady dies in a car accident near Colorado Springs, Colorado. He replaced Roy Rogers as a member of The Sons Of The Pioneers, and had three different stints with the group, in addition to playing sidekick on Rogers' TV show
Aug 9, 1972
Floyd Cramer suffers facial cuts and bruises in a car accident in downtown Nashville
Feb 18, 1973
Marty Robbins hits the wall on the 67th lap of the Daytona 500 at Florida's Daytona Motor Speedway. Darrell Waltrip and Red Farmer go spinning on the infield grass to avoid him. Richard Petty is the ultimate victor
May 7, 1973
Tanya Tucker narrowly escapes serious injury in an auto accident in Brady, Texas, while headed for a show in Uvalde. Her father, Boe, breaks both arms; her mother, Juanita, receives a broken back. Tanya suffers only facial scratches and bruises
Jul 15, 1973
Guitarist Clarence White dies after being hit by a drunk driver in a nightclub parking lot. He spent three years as a member of the country-rock pioneers The Byrds
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