The Dropkick Murphys were involved in a fatal accident when their tour bus collided with a pedestrian in Round Rock, TX at 3 a.m. on Sunday morning.
The individual, identified as 23-year-old Dalton Lane Clark of Cedar Park, reportedly jumped in front of the band’s bus as it was making its way from San Antonio to Tulsa, Oklahoma for a concert Sunday night.
The band wrote on their Facebook page:
Hello Tulsa fans. We have some tough news – we have to cancel tonight’s show at Cain’s Ballroom.
After last nights San Antonio show we were enroute to the Dallas airport to drop off Al and then continue on to Tulsa (as we mentioned yesterday Al is flying home for the funeral of a life long friend).
Sadly however, at around 3 a.m. just north of Austin, we were involved in a tragic and fatal accident when a pedestrian suddenly ran onto the highway in front of our tour bus. Police suspect a suicide.
We were left with a driver that has been severely shaken up by the accident and a bus too damaged to continue onto Tulsa.
Throughout the early morning hours we tried every possible way to get our band and gear to Tulsa but we’ve simply run out of time.
As much as it pains us to miss a show and we truly apologize for it, we’d like to stop and acknowledge that a man has lost his life. Please keep him and any family he might have in your prayers.
All tickets purchased via phone or Internet will be automatically refunded. Those who bought tickets in-person can return to the Cain’s box office during business hours for a refund.
Tulsa: thanks for your support and understanding. We will see you soon!
Love, DKM
The Round Rock Police Department is currently investigating the matter and the driver of the tour bus has not been cited with any traffic violations. According to the Dropkick Murphys, police suspect suicide was the cause of the accident.
