Singer Sawyer Hill is canceling his tour after a serious tour bus accident killed one of his crew members.
The rocker revealed on Oct. 14, his tour bus ran off the side of the road in the middle of the night near the Colorado-Wyoming border, then flipped.
“It was a terrifying experience for everyone on board, myself included, and we are devastated to share our driver lost his life,” he wrote on Instagram.
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He said several members of the crew and band were injured in the crash.
“The cause of the crash is still under investigation, and out of respect for that process and for our driver and his family, we aren’t able to share further details at this time,” he wrote.
He said after “careful consideration” he realized there wasn’t a “viable path” for continuing his “Everybody’s Home, Nobody’s Happy” tour “and that the focus and priority for my band and crew should be on processing and healing.”
Hill shares that the band is working on rescheduling dates, but refunds are also available for those who purchased tickets.
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“I can’t wait to get back out there with you all,” he closed his message. “Thank you for your understanding, compassion, and support during this difficult time.”
He added in the caption, “My heart is broken, I’m sorry guys.”
A family member of the driver identified him as David “Rollingcloud” Jackson, and wrote on a fundraising page that he suffered a medical emergency while behind the wheel and crossed three lanes of traffic before the bus rolled.
“Thankfully, the band members aboard the bus survived. Tragically David’s life was lost,” she wrote.
She shared that the family didn’t know before his death that he suffered from atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, and that he was also epileptic.
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“Although the exact medical emergency that took his life remains unknown, the autopsy revealed that he had already passed away before the crash,” she wrote. “When paramedics arrived at the scene, he was pronounced dead on arrival.”
She added, “There was no warning. No time to prepare. No chance to say goodbye.”
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“He was a huge part of the music industry, a world he loved and was deeply connected to,” she said. “Through his work, the miles he traveled, and the people he encountered along the way, David became part of a community that reaches far beyond any one place.”
Jackson was a father of four and a grandfather of three.
The family is asking for donations to bring his body back from Wyoming to Minnesota, where he lived.
Hill’s followers expressed their sympathy in the comments of his post.
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“Thank you for posting,” fellow musician Lucy Levinsohn Berman wrote. “Many of us are grieving David ‘RollingCloud.’ He has been a pillar of the Music community. He personally took my band, along with 2 other bands into his home when we were on tour. He housed and fed us and showed us ultimate kindness. He was one of the real ones. It’s so sad his journey ended with your tour. I’ve followed and enjoyed your work. Glad the rest of your band and crew were able to live to tell. Catch you in Los Angeles. Take care.”
Another follower wrote that he had toured “with Rolling Cloud and he was a beautiful soul. He will forever be remembered. Terribly sorry for your experience brother. Sending positive vibes to you and your camps way.”
