Kid Rock is mourning the death of his personal assistant after he was found dead at the musician’s home near Nashville on April 25.
The Tennessean noted that the singer, whose real name is Robert Ritchie, had friends over for a cookout at his estate when his assistant, Michael Sasha, was killed in an apparent ATV accident. Sasha was transporting some guests around the 102-acre Whites Creek estate and after dropping them off at a driveway to catch an Uber is thought to have crashed.
It was Ritchie who reportedly found the 30-year-old’s body on the property Monday morning and dialed 911.
Ritchie took to his official website to express his heartache about what happened and extend his condolences to Sasha’s family.
I am beyond devastated to report that my personal assistant Mike Sacha passed away today in an ATV accident here in Nashville. 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. 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. We were supposed to be back in Michigan today, but I am going to stay here with Mike until I can bring him home to his family. We've already been contacted by the press asking if it was me who was in the accident, so I want to stop any rumors before they spread. I’m asking everyone to please respect our and his families' privacy in this difficult time. RIP Mike. We will never forget you, my friend.
- Kid Rock