(ONN) – A star talent and member of one of Bowling Green’s most prominent musical families has died.

Alex DePue, an accomplished fiddler, was killed in a car crash in Mexico, according to a statement from his family on Facebook.

DePue, alongside his siblings, was part of the DePue Brothers Band and classically trained on violin from a young age.

At 14, DePue won the rights to play at Carnegie Hall.

The DePue brothers played together for decades, pioneering a unique style of music they called ‘grassical.’

Alex DePue was 49.