Ex-American Idol Contestant Accused Of DUI, Killing Man

Greenville SC

09 February, 2022

10:06 AM

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SPARTANBURG COUNTY, SC — Former "American Idol" contestant Caleb Kennedy is accused of driving drunk and killing a man in an off-road crash Tuesday in Spartanburg County, according to Spartanburg County Jail records. The Roebuck, South Carolina, native is charged with DUI resulting in a death, according to jail records. Kennedy, 17, is accused of veering off West Murph Road in the White Stone area and hitting a man, according to a report from ABC 4. Kennedy reached the top 5 in season 19 of "American Idol" before leaving the show last May after a Snapchat video surfaced of him sitting next to a friend dressed in a hood similar to those Ku Klux Klan members wore when he was 12 years old. This story is being updated.