‘American Idol’ Contestant Rickey Smith Dies In Car Crash At 36
The other driver in the accident is now facing DUI charges.
05/06/2016 01:45 pm ET
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Rickey Smith appeared on Season 2 of “American Idol.”
“American Idol” contestant Rickey Smith was killed in a multi-car accident in Oklahoma on Friday morning, according to The Associated Press. Smith was 36.
Fox 25 reports that Smith was killed by a driver going the wrong way on Interstate 240. The driver, identified as 27-year-old Gerardo Cerda, Jr., was hospitalized and booked for a DUI.
Smith appeared on Season 2 of “American Idol” alongside Clay Aiken and Ruben Studdard, who later went on to win in 2003. Aiken tweeted that he was heartbroken after hearing the news about Smith’s death:
