The Metro Nashville Police Department shared a press release Thursday about Conner Smith's misdemeanor traffic citation following a fatal June car accident.

On Friday, country singer Conner Smith released his first public statement since striking and killing a 77-year-old woman with his pickup truck last month in Nashville. The statement comes just a day after he received a misdemeanor citation for his role in the fatal crash.

The singer struck a 77-year-old woman as she crossed a Nashville street in June The Nashville Metropolitan Police Department issued Conner Smith a misdemeanor state citation for his role in a fatal June 8 car crash,