A chilling video on social media reveals rising star Willie Spence singing simply hours earlier than he was fatally killed in a automobile accident.
In one in all Spence’s ultimate posts to Instagram — posted a day in the past — he's belting out the Christian track “You Are My Hiding Place” whereas he sits in his parked automobile.
Spence seems to be emotional as he soulfully sings the track along with his eyes closed.
The 23-year-old was killed when his automobile slammed into the again of a parked trailer that was pulled over within the emergency lane on the facet of Interstate 24 in Tennessee on Tuesday afternoon.
Spence was the runner up on Season 19 of “American Idol,” which aired final yr, with Chayce Beckham taking the highest spot.
Tributes for the younger singer have flooded social media, with pals remembering him as a “form soul” and “true expertise.”
His “American Idol” mentor Katharine McPhee Foster posted a collection of Instagram Tales concerning the tragedy.
“I acquired very tragic information tonight,” she wrote in an Instagram Story, alongside a clip from “Idol.”
“Candy @williespenceofficial handed away in a automobile accident. Solely 23 years outdated,” she wrote. “Life is so unfair and nothing is ever promised.”
“God relaxation your soul Willie,” McPhee continued. “It was a pleasure to sing with you and to know you.”
Movie producer Randall Emmett mourned the singer on Instagram after the information broke, saying his “coronary heart is damaged.”
“I used to be fortunate to have him sing for me reside at my residence and different occasions, I'll miss you my good friend. I do know you touched so many people,” he stated. “I’m coronary heart damaged. I'll cherish our talks, Relaxation in Peace, god bless.”
In response to a preliminary report from the Tennessee Freeway Patrol and Marion County Medical Examiner Spence’s 2019 Jeep Cherokee “left the roadway” and collided with the again of a tractor trailer that was stopped on the shoulder of the east facet of Interstate 24, on the 147 mile marker. The 68-year-old driver of the parked automobile was not injured and each drivers had been carrying seatbelts, as reported by NBC Information.
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