American Idol alum Rickey Smith killed by a drunk driver

[kristie]

this is so sad. he was one of my favorites along with clay aiken during season 2.

http://www.people.com/article/rickey-smith-dead-american-idol-alum-killed-car-crash


here's one of his performances:



may he rest in peace.

 

[Shinaoi]

Wow. What a terrible shame.

 

[kristie]

Wow. What a terrible shame.

i know, right?

 

[kristie]

a tweet from mothers against drunk driving(MADD):

MADD ‏@MADDOnline 2h2 hours ago
Our thoughts are with the family of #AmericanIdol contestant Rickey Smith. He was killed by an alleged drunk driver.

 

[big dog cowboy]

From my hometown. It's all over the news.

 

[kristie]

From my hometown. It's all over the news.

here's something else:

Clay Aiken ‏@clayaiken 9h9 hours ago
I'm blown away by the graciousness of Idol fans in this effort to help Rickey's family. If you can... http://******/1NmhZwy #rickeysmith

 

[pjtoadie]

How sad

 

[kristie]

How sad

yeah it is. I was so shocked when I heard about it.

 

[pjtoadie]

yeah it is. I was so shocked when I heard about it.

I was too!