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Aug 20, 1960
Marty Robbins crashes into two other racers when his micro-midget car, nicknamed the Big Iron Special, loses a wheel in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. Robbins is uninjured
Sep 17, 1960
Patsy Cline's fan club president, Treva Miller, is killed by a drunk driver
Nov 5, 1960
Johnny Horton dies in an auto accident in Austin after performing at the Skyline. Also injured: manager Tillman Franks and guitarist Tommy Tomlinson. Horton's last words before the accident: "You know, Tillman, the Lord's been real good to me this year"
Dec 3, 1960
Dave Dudley is hit by a car while getting out of his own vehicle on a Minneapolis street. He is taken to Methodist Hospital and diagnosed with a fractured leg, a broken pelvis and facial cuts, among other injuries. Dudley invests the $14,000 he receives from the insurance company to record "Six Days On The Road"
Mar 11, 1961
Ray Price's driver steers his bus off Highway 90 south of Valentine, Texas, to avoid a pickup truck when it pulls up onto the pavement from the side of the road. The driver's maneuver likely saves lives, though the bus breaks in two
May 23, 1961
Gene Autry is arrested in North Hollywood and charged with drunk driving after failing a field sobriety test. He's released on $263 bail
Jun 14, 1961
Patsy Cline is seriously injured in a head-on collision in Nashville. Two passengers in the other car die, while Cline receives a dislocated hip and a cut across her forehead
Jul 30, 1961
Brenda Lee sings the national anthem at the opening of the Bristol Motor Speedway in Tennessee. Jack Smith wins the Volunteer 500
Aug 22, 1961
Conway Twitty and three band members escape injury when they run from their car on an Iowa highway just before the vehicle explodes. They lose $15,000 in clothing and equipment, plus a briefcase full of money from their Midwest tour
Sep 8, 1961
"A-Team" guitarist Hank Garland goes into a coma after a car accident near Springfield, Tennessee. Noted for his work with such acts as Elvis Presley, Faron Young and The Everly Brothers, Garland never plays on another recording session
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