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Voice Alum Faces Homicide Charges After Deadly Crash
11 Jan
Summary
- Singer Kata Hay arrested for vehicular homicide in Nashville.
- Victim Gayle Nichols, 82, died in the Dec. 12 crash.
- Hay has prior DUI and sexual contact with a minor charges.
Singer Kata Hay, a former contestant on "The Voice," was booked on January 9, 2026, on charges including vehicular homicide. Oklahoma authorities arrested Hay in December, and she was subsequently extradited to Nashville. The charges stem from an incident on Long Hollow Pike near I-65, where she allegedly hit two vehicles and fled the scene.
The accident resulted in the death of 82-year-old Gayle Nichols on December 12, 2025. Hay faces two felony charges for vehicular homicide and aggravated homicide with a vehicle. Additionally, she is charged with misdemeanors including an open container violation, a second DUI offense, and two counts of leaving the scene of an accident.
This arrest follows a history of legal issues for Hay, who competed on "The Voice" in 2016. She was previously arrested for a DUI in 2017 and served prison time after pleading guilty to a sexual contact with a minor charge in 2022. She is originally from Oklahoma but has been based in Nashville.
