Former ‘American Idol’ contestant Caleb Kennedy arrested, charged with DUI in fatal car crash

Former “American Idol” contestant Caleb Kennedy was arrested Tuesday in South Carolina and accused of drunkenly crashing his automobile right into a workshop and hitting the occupant, who later died, a report mentioned.

Kennedy, 17, was charged with felony driving beneath the affect leading to dying for the deadly crash in Spartanburg County, in response to South Carolina’s WSPAA.

Kennedy allegedly ran off the street into a personal driveway round 12:30 p.m. Tuesday and slammed right into a workshop behind a home, hitting 54-year-old Larry Duane Parris, in response to the report.

Parris later died at a hospital, and the singer was handled for accidents following the lethal crash, which passed off about 15 miles from the teenager’s house, the article mentioned.

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Caleb Kennedy was a High 5 contestant on “American Idol” however left after a social media scandal in 2020.
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The nation music singer was a High 5 contestant on the truth contest however left after a social media scandal in 2020.

In a put up on Snapchat, Kennedy appeared subsequent to an individual sporting a Ku Klux Klan hood. He left the present shortly after.

“Hey y’all, that is gonna be a little bit of a shock, however I'm not gonna be on American Idol. There was a video that surfaced on the web and it displayed actions that weren't meant to be taken in that means. I used to be youthful and didn't take into consideration the actions, however that’s not an excuse,” Kennedy introduced on his Instagram. 

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Caleb Kennedy, 17, is accused of drunkenly crashing his automobile into a person.
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Hearth rescue arrived on the scene of the deadly automobile crash.
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Caleb Kennedy was charged with felony driving beneath the affect leading to dying for the deadly crash.
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Kennedy had left “American Idol” after a photograph surfaced of him sitting subsequent to somebody sporting a Ku Klux Klan hood.
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“I wanna ask for forgiveness to all my followers and everybody who I've let down. I’ll be taking a little bit time without work social media to higher myself, however saying that, I do know this has damage and disillusioned lots of people and made folks lose respect for me. I’m so sorry! I pray that I can at some point regain your belief in who I'm and have your respect! Thanks for supporting me.”

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