Josh Turner is speaking out for the first time following the deadly tour bus crash that killed a member of his crew, longtime sound engineer, the late David Turner and injured several others.
“As I try to write this I don’t know what to say. It’s a struggle to put into words the devastation and grief that our road family is trying to process. We lost a beloved member of our team, David Turner. He was like a brother to so many in this industry and a devoted husband, father and grandfather. Please continue to keep David’s family in your prayers.
All of our crew suffered significant injuries and many have long roads to recovery. I would ask that you give them privacy during this time.”
Turner included a link to a GoFundMe account that has been set up to assist members of his crew.
“Your prayers have been felt. Please keep praying,” he wrote.
The crash that killed David Turner and injured other members of Turner’s crew took place September 18 on Highway 46 in San Luis Obispo County, California. The California Highway Patrol reported that the tour bus drifted off the highway, drove along a dirt shoulder, hit a barbed wire fence and eventually fell off a 50-foot cliff. Investigators say two people were ejected from the vehicle when the bus hit a dry riverbed at the bottom of the cliff. Josh Turner was not on the bus at the time.
