NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Many people in Middle Tennessee are grieving the loss of 23-year-old Afriye Seegars — better known as Smooth Sexton — following a hit-and-run crash south of downtown Nashville on New Year’s Day.
The incident was reported around 1:30 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 1, in the 200 block of Hermitage Avenue. The Metro Nashville Police Department said Sexton and a 24-year-old man were standing on a sidewalk outside Pecker’s Bar and Grill, about to get into a rideshare, when they were hit by a speeding car.
According to authorities, the 24-year-old is in critical condition at a local hospital, but Sexton was killed in the crash.
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Mac Huffington, a friend and drag pageant organizer, described Sexton as a figure in Middle Tennessee’s drag queen community and a former Mr. BoroPride. She added that Sexton was always on time, supportive of all the contestants backstage, and respectful at crowning time…