Founding member of the country cover band Dixie Crush, Lindsey Renee Lagestee has died at the age of 25. The band confirmed the death of Lindsey in a statement.
How did Lindsey Renee Lagestee die?
The singer’s bandmate Jim Nonneman told Taste of Country Lindsey was hit by a car after getting out of her own car.
Jim said: “She had just parked a couple of blocks down for the club we were scheduled to play,”
“She exited her pickup truck and was making her way to the venue when she was struck by a car.”
The singer was taken to Advocate Christ Hospital in Oak Lawn, Illinois but her band Dixie Crush confirmed in a statement she did not survive.
The band’s statement on their Facebook page read: “To our Dixie Crush family, aka the #CrushCrew, thank you so much for the outpouring of love and support these past few days.
“Some of you may have already heard the terrible news, but It is with the heaviest of hearts, we sadly share that Lindsey Renee passed away on Monday due to complications from the accident last Friday.
“Our hearts are broken over this senseless tragedy.”
The statement added: “Above and beyond her beautiful voice, Lindsey just had a way of connecting with every audience leaving an indelible impression.
“Not only would she give an amazing performance, but after every show, Lindsey would come offstage, take time to meet anyone who wanted to say hi, take pictures, and build friendships.
“Like a true professional, it made no difference to Lindsey whether we were playing to 40,000 people at Arlington Racecourse, a few thousand people at Parkway Bank Park in Rosemont, a few hundred people at a community festival, or the last 25 patrons at 1:00am at a club, Lindsey cherished every moment on stage and put her heart and soul into every song… every performance.”
Fans have responded to the statement, calling Lindsey a “beautiful young woman” and “talented singer”.
One wrote: “We will always miss you, Lindsey”.
Another said: “This is so heartbreaking! I’ve had the privilege of seeing y’all play a few times and am fan. Lindsey had the voice of an angel, and now she is an angel. I pray for peace and comfort to you all and her family and friends.”
According to Lindsey’s obituary, as well as playing more than 250 shows in the past five years of her time with Dixie Crush, she also had a career as a pharmacist.
Lindsey achieved a doctorate from Midwestern University with a PharmD degree and is survived by her parents Linda and Vaughn Lagestee, sisters Lauren Lagestee, Carrie Byrns and Samantha Staley, nieces and nephews and her boyfriend Kevin Machak.
Her funeral service will take place today, Saturday 22 February.
There is a GoFundMe page for those wishing to donate to Lindsey’s family for funeral costs.
Who are Dixie Crush?
Dixie Crush are a country cover band who formed in 2015.
Dubbing themselves the Midwest’s ultimate country party band, they perform covers of famous country artists.
They cover the likes of Luke Bryan, Kenny Chesney, Carrie Underwood, Brad Paisley, Miranda Lambert, Blake Shelton and more.
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