Posted 10/13/22

Willie Spence, a talented singer who finished as the runner-up on American Idol last year, died Tuesday in a crash near Chattanooga. He was 23 years old.

According to a preliminary crash report from the Tennessee Highway Patrol, Spence was driving on eastbound I-24 around when he crashed into a tractor-trailer that was stopped on the shoulder near Mile Marker 147.

The crash occurred in Marion County. According to the incident report, Both drivers were wearing seatbelts.