Chris Stapleton visited a survivor of a fatal car accident that occurred while she was on her way to attend his concert with her family in June.
The country singer surprised Alex Moffett, 19, of Erie, Colorado, at the hospital after learning he was on his way to his concert with his family when they were hit by another vehicle.
The Montana State University student had just had lunch with her family — her younger sister, her father and her grandmother — and together they were headed to Stapleton’s All-American Road Show concert in Kansas City.
According to the Missouri Highway Patrol, the other driver was a 16-year-old boy who fell asleep at the wheel and survived the crash.
Alex’s father, Derek Moffett, 55, and grandmother, Patricia Moffett, 83, were pronounced dead at the scene.
Alex and her younger sister, Catherine Moffett, 16, were flown from Warrensburg to the Research Medical Center in Kansas City.
Chris Stapleton visited a survivor of a fatal car accident that occurred while she was on her way to attend his concert with her family in June; photographed in November 2023 in New York City
In the midst of his long journey to recovery, his doctors discovered that Alex Moffett and his family’s trip was primarily for the Stapleton concert and contacted the singer. One of Alex’s surgeons was able to contact Stapleton and share his story with him. Stapleton and his wife Morgane Stapleton visited the teen in June.
However, Alex’s younger sister Catherine did not survive.
Alex survived the accident, but suffered a punctured lung and multiple fractures to his pelvis, ribs, arm, wrist and orbital bones.
He has had to undergo facial reconstruction, an elbow replacement and wrist surgery.
On the way to the Stapleton show, their father took them to visit their grandmother Patricia in Overland Park, Kansas; Together, they were on their way to visit Warrensburg, the town where their grandmother grew up.
In the midst of his long journey to recovery, his doctors discovered that Alex and his family’s trip was primarily for the Stapleton concert and contacted the singer.
One of Alex’s surgeons was able to contact Stapleton and share her story with him.
Alex said FOX 4 Kansas City: ‘We were supposed to have a FaceTime with him and they called us and told us we were on really bad service, we’ll call you in a few minutes.
“About a minute later, they knocked on my door and they just walked in,” he said of the surprise, which occurred on Father’s Day, according to the outlet.
She was headed to Stapleton’s All-American Road Show concert in Kansas City with her family when tragedy struck. Three generations of his family (his younger sister, his father and his grandmother) died after being hit by another vehicle.
During the visit to Alex in the hospital, Stapleton sang Traveler, a special song for him, as he wrote it after the death of his own father; Pictured in November in Nashville.
During the visit, Stapleton sang Traveler, a special song for him as he wrote it after his own father’s death.
During the same interview, Alex opened up about the devastating loss for her and her family, especially with the holidays approaching.
“Every time I look at a picture of my sister, my heart stops for a minute,” he said. ‘It’s really hard to just process it.
“My dad was my best friend,” he continued. “He was the best person.”
Regarding the other driver, he added: “Obviously he didn’t want to kill three people, but he took away my entire family.”
“Part of me wants his life to end and the other part of me wants him to be able to move on and live a really good life and do something with it and make a difference in the world.”