Mike Cox, spokesman for the Texas Department of Public Safety in Austin, said, "The responding trooper determined the cause of accident to be excessive speed and that the car did not negotiate the turn properly. George Strait and his wife lost their daughter Jenifer in San Marcos on June 25, 1986 when she was just 13-years-old. She was riding in a Ford Mustang driven by Gregory Wilson Allen, 18, of Staples, Texas. That same year, he enlisted in the After Strait was honorably discharged from the Army in 1975, he enrolled at Southwest Texas State University (now Strait was also presented an honorary doctoral degree by his alma mater – Texas State University in San Marcos, Texas – in a private ceremony on Friday, May 26, 2006.During his college years, Strait joined the country band Stoney Ridge, answering a flyer the band posted around campus looking for a new vocalist. Jenifer Strait, George Strait's 13-year-old daughter, died in an automobile accident on June 25, 1986. Country legend George Strait has been widely loved and respected throughout his career, but there's a side to him that most people don't know -- one influenced greatly by his faith, his devotion to his wife and the loss of his daughter. For example, the Strait Tours earned $99 million in three years.Strait has sold more than 100 million records worldwide, making him one of the George Harvey Strait Sr. was born on May 18, 1952, in Strait began his musical interest while attending Pearsall High School, where he played in a He eloped with his high school sweetheart, Norma Voss. George and Norma Strait lost their 13 year old daughter in 1986 in a drunk driving accident. If the single did well, the label would then consider doing an album.In the spring of 1981, Strait released his first single for MCA Records, titled "Strait recorded 17 subsequent number ones in the decade, including a string of five that lasted from 1983 to 1984Strait and his family were struck with tragedy when his 13-year-old daughter, Jenifer, was killed in a one-car, alcohol-unrelated accident in 1986. He was offered a job designing cattle pens and decided to take it. Strait's career kicked off when he signed to MCA Records in 1981. It was kind of him to do that,” the country superstar told George Strait’s faith traces its roots back to his humble upbringing. When George was in the fourth grade, his parents divorced and his mother, Doris Jean Couser, relocated with daughter Pency. The initial deal was for one song. The song is actually called "You'll Be There" written by Cory Mayo. George Harvey Strait of 57 is a Grammy Award-winning and an American music singer. Strait, 53, who also has a son, George Jr., does not publicly discuss his daughter's death, but when asked about the song, he recently told the Great American Country cable network, "Obviously, it's a special song for me. George and his brother John Jr. were then raised by their father.“My dad, of course, raised my brother and me on his own, and he raised us in a real religious atmosphere,” he shared in a past interview. Jenifer was riding in the front passenger seat, and none of the four occupants was wearing seat belts at the time.His grief did not hinder his performance, however, or his output, as he went on to release 11 straight number-one hits, starting with "Strait began the decade with the release of his 10th studio album, Later in 1992, Strait played the main character in the film During this period, Strait also released a four-disc, box-set career retrospective, In an effort to introduce these acts to as many fans as possible, the festival promised not to visit any market more than twice. 1 on the country music charts. Allen was subsequently charged with a class A misdemeanor for vehicular homicide. Out of all the songs country music legend has recorded over the years, one in particular is deeply personal and touches upon George Strait‘s faith. It played only a small number of dates, usually no more than 20 a year, but still managed to be the ninth-biggest grossing tour of 1998.On October 3, 2006, Strait marked his 30th year in the music industry with the release of a new album titled In April 2009, Strait was honored by the Academy of Country Music with the Artist of the Decade Award, which was presented to Strait by the previous ACM Artist of the Decade, In 2016, Strait was selected as one of 30 artists to perform on "Forever Country", for a mash-up track of "On September 26, 2012, Strait announced that he was retiring from touring, and that his Cowboy Rides Away Tour would be his last.On January 9, 2014, Strait initiated the second leg of the tour, which featured the opening performers A live album recorded from the final concert in Arlington titled In 2018, Strait released a single called "Codigo", after a brand of Strait eloped in Mexico with his high school sweetheart Norma in December 1971.Jenifer was killed in an automobile accident in San Marcos on June 25, 1986, at age 13.