Chris Stapleton paid a visit to a victim of a fatal vehicle accident that occurred on her way to see his concert with her family in June.
The country artist surprised Alex Moffett, 19, of Erie, Colorado, in the hospital after discovering she was on her way to his concert with her family when they were hit by another vehicle.
The Montana State University student had just eaten lunch with her family, which included her younger sister, father, and grandmother, and they were on their way to Stapleton’s All-American Road Show event in Kansas City.
According to the Missouri Highway Patrol, the other motorist was a 16-year-old youngster who fell asleep behind the wheel but survived the accident.
Alex’s father, Derek Moffett, 55, and grandmother, Patricia Moffett, 83, were pronounced dead at the scene.
Alex and her sister Catherine Moffett, 16, were taken from Warrensburg to the Research Medical Centre in Kansas City.
Chris Stapleton paid a visit to a victim of a deadly vehicle accident that occurred as she was on her way to attend his concert with her family in June; photographed November 2023 in New York City.
Chris Stapleton paid a visit to a victim of a deadly vehicle accident that occurred as she was on her way to attend his concert with her family in June; photographed November 2023 in New York City.
During her extended rehabilitation, medical physicians discovered that Alex Moffett and her family had travelled largely for Stapleton’s concert and contacted the artist. One of Alex’s physicians was able to reach Stapleton and share her tale with him. Stapleton and his wife Morgane Stapleton visited the adolescent in June.
During her extended rehabilitation, medical physicians discovered that Alex Moffett and her family had travelled largely for Stapleton’s concert and contacted the artist. One of Alex’s physicians was able to reach Stapleton and share her tale with him. Stapleton and his wife Morgane Stapleton visited the adolescent in June.
However, Alex’s younger sister, Catherine, did not make it.
Alex survived the collision, however she sustained a punctured lung and many fractures to her pelvis, ribs, arm, wrist, and orbital bones.
She has undergone facial reconstructive, elbow replacement, and wrist surgery.
On the way to Stapleton’s act, their father took them to see their grandmother Patricia in Overland Park, Kansas; they were also on their way to Warrensburg, the town where their grandmother grew up.
During her protracted rehabilitation, medical physicians discovered that Alex and her family had travelled especially for Stapleton’s concert and contacted the singer.
One of Alex’s physicians was able to reach Stapleton and share her tale with him.
Alex told FOX 4 Kansas City that they were meant to merely have a FaceTime with him, but when they called, they said, “We’re in really bad service, we’ll call you back in a few minutes.”
‘Like a minute later, we had a knock on my door, and they just came in,’ she added of the surprise, which happened on Father’s Day, according to the site.
She was on her way to Stapleton’s All-American Road Show event in Kansas City with her family when the tragedy struck. Three generations of her family, including her younger sister, father, and grandmother, died when they were hit by another vehicle.
She was on her way to Stapleton’s All-American Road Show event in Kansas City with her family when the tragedy struck. Three generations of her family—her younger sister, her father, and her grandmother—died after being hit by another vehicle.
During the visit with Alex in the hospital, Stapleton sang Traveller, a song meaningful to him because he composed it after his own father passed away (seen November in Nashville).
During the visit with Alex in the hospital, Stapleton sang Traveller, a song meaningful to him because he composed it after his own father passed away (seen November in Nashville).
During the visit, Stapleton performed Traveller, a song dear to him because he penned it after his own father died.
During the same interview, Alex discussed the painful loss for her and her family, particularly with the holidays approaching.
‘Every time I see a picture of my sister, my heart simply freezes for a minute,’ she explained. ‘It’s incredibly difficult to just process.
‘My dad was my best buddy ever,’ she added. “He was the best person.”
She added about the other driver: ‘Obviously, he didn’t want to kill three people, but he stole my entire family away from me.
‘Part of me wants his life to end, but another part of me wants him to be able to go on and live a truly good life, make something of it, and make a difference in the world.