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« American Idol » alum Willie Spence died in a car crash Tuesday. He was 23.
The singer, who was from Georgia, was driving eastbound on Interstate 24 in a 2019 Jeep Cherokee when he went off the road and crashed into the back of a tractor trailer that was stopped on the shoulder around 4 p.m. local time, according to the accident report from Tennessee Highway Patrol. He was wearing a seatbelt.
The official social media account for « American Idol » paid tribute to Spence, who was runner-up on season 19 of the singing competition show in 2021, by sharing his audition of « Diamonds » by Rihanna.
« We are devastated about the passing of our beloved American Idol family member, Willie Spence, » the post’s caption read.
