Rickey Smith, ‘American Idol’ Finalist, Killed in Car Crash (Report)
Rickey Smith, a Season 2 finalist on “American Idol,” died early Friday in a car crash just outside of Oklahoma City, TMZ reports. He was 36.
According to KOCO 5 the crash occurred when a pickup truck traveling the wrong way on I-240 struck Smith’s Honda Accord shortly after 3 a.m. Smith died in the crash.
The driver of the pickup truck, 27-year-old Gerardo Cerda Jr., was hospitalized. Oklahoma Highway Patrol troopers detected the smell of alcohol on Cerda, KOCO reports. A spokesman for the Oklahoma Highway Patrol told TheWrap that officers are consulting with the district attorney to determine what kind of charges might be filed.
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Smith competed in the 2003 season of “Idol,” facing off against rivals such as Clay Aiken and Ruben Studdard. Studdard went on to win the season.
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