Willie Spencer dead at 23
msn.com'American Idol' runner-up Willie Spence has died. The 23-year-old singer - who finished behind Chayce Beckham in last year's 19th season of the reality show - passed away after being involved in a car accident in Nashville, Tennessee, on Tuesday (11.
10. 22). According to a preliminary report by the Tennessee Highway Patrol and the Marion County Medical Examiner obtained by NBC News, Willie's Jeep Cherokee veered off the road and crashed into the back of a tractor trailer.
The singer, who was wearing a seatbelt, was pronounced dead at the sean and his cause of death has been listed as "multi-system trauma due to motor vehicle accident".
An investigation by the Tennessee Highway Patrol is underway. The 'American Idol' Instagram account has paid tribute to the singer.
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