Country Singer Kylie Rae Harris Dies In Car Crash

She was traveling to a music festival when the wreck occurred.

(Taos, NM)  --  The country music community is reeling after the tragic death of singer-songwriter Kylie Rae Harris. 

The west Texas native died late Wednesday night in a car accident in Taos, New Mexico.  She was on her way to a music festival where she was supposed to perform the following day. 

Maren Morris, Pat Green, Josh Abbott, Randy Rogers and several other artists who were close to Harris took to social media to share their memories.

 

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