Country singer George Jones is shown performing at the Country Music Association Awards in Nashville, Tn. in this Sept. 29, 1993 file photo. Jones was in critical condition Saturday, March 6, 1999 after being involved in a car accident near his home. The 67-year old singer was injured at about 3 p.m. when his sport-utility vehicle smashed into a bridge abutment on Highway 96. He was taken by helicopter to Vanderbilt University Medical Center in nearby Nashville. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey/File)