LeRoi Moore, saxophonist for the Dave Matthews Band, breathed his last breathe Tuesday afternoon from sudden complications caused by an ATV accident on June 30.

The accident Moore suffered happened outside the band’s home base of Charlottesville, Virginia and ended in the musician, who was only 46, having a punctured lung and broken ribs. He was hospitalized after the crash, but, owing to some complications, he had to go back to hospital last month. After an unforeseen twist, the funding member of the band passed away there, at Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center.

The rock band, which formed in early 1991, announced the musician’s death at their show at L.A.'s Staples Center. “It’s easier to leave than to be left,” singer-songwriter and guitarist Dave Matthews said. The other members of the band are now bassist Stefan Lessard, drummer Carter Beauford and violinist Boyd Tinsley.

On Tuesday night, in memory of LeRoi Moore, the band posted the following statement on its official Web site: “We would like to take a moment at this sad time to thank everyone for the outpouring of condolences and notes celebrating LeRoi’s life.  Thank you for the many inquiries we have received about making a gift in LeRoi's name.”

Over the years, Dave Matthews Band received 12 nods at the Grammy Awards. It was short listed for Best Rock Album in 1999 (“Before These Crowded Streets”) and in 1997 (“Crash”), Best Rock Song in 1988 (“Crash into Me”) and in 1997 (Too Much”), Best Short Term Music Video in 1996 (“What Would You Say”), among other categories. In 1997, the group left with a trophy – Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal (“So Much to Say”).