Kid Rock’s assistant killed in accident at singer’s property
Kid Rock
‘s personal assistant was killed in an apparent ATV accident overnight at a suburban Nashville property belonging to the singer.
The 30-year-old Michael Sacha was found lying face down on the side of a driveway at Rock’s Tennessee home early Monday morning.
A news release from the Metro Nashville Police Department confirms that the accident occurred when Sacha drove two people down the driveway after a long night of partying to meet up with an Uber driver after midnight.
No one in the house was awake or aware of his accident in real time.
Sacha appears to have crashed while riding his ATV back to the residence. Kid Rock, whose real name is Robert Ritchie, and a friend found Sacha on an embankment late Monday morning and called for help.
“He was a member of our family and one of the greatest young men I have ever had the pleasure to not only work with, but also to become friends with,” Rock wrote on his personal website. “I know I speak for us all in sharing my deepest condolences to his family. I can not imagine how they must feel. Myself, the band, our family, friends and co-workers are devastated over this loss.”
The Nashville Police Department has classified Sacha’s death as accidental. No reports of drugs or alcohol involvement have been made public at this time.
