3/19/2007

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Buck Jones was struck and killed as he walked along a service road.

Abby Riese

Buck Jones, new to the country music scene, was struck and killed Sunday as he walked along an interstate service road, reports the Associated Press. The driver is being held on the charge of intoxicated manslaughter.  
  
Jones, 33, of Nashville, had blown a tire and was walking along Interstate 30 in Texas as he looked for a mile marker so that road assistance crews could locate him, when he was struck from behind.  
  
Jones and his guitarist were on their way to perform at a party at the time of the accident. Jones is survived by a 7-month-old son and his wife, Amy-Beth Jones.  
  
"Buck will be warmly remembered for his easy smile and positive attitude," said Billy Block, Jones' promoter and co-producer. "His memory and his music will live on."