American Idol season two finalist Rickey Smith was killed in a multi-car accident Friday in Oklahoma. He was 36. Following his death, his past competitors Ruben Studdard, who won his season, and Clay Aiken, the runner-up, posted tributes to him online. Local authorities said Smith died when a 27-year-old male driver drove his Gmc pickup truck the wrong way on a highway near Oklahoma City and crashed into him, a police official told E! News. Smith, who was driving a Honda Accord, was pronounced dead at the scene. The other driver was treated at a local hospital and then released into police custody. Oklahoma Highway Patrol troopers believe he may...
- 5/6/2016
- E! Online
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