MILLINOCKET, ME. (THECOUNT) — American Idol contestant Haley Smith passed away on Saturday at the age of 26 in a motorcycle crash, DailyMail is reporting Tuesday.
The singer’s family believes a deer might have caused the tragic accident, which occurred on a country road in Millinocket, Maine, according to reports.
The website reported that she appeared to have crashed after she failed to make a sharp turn on a road that turns from residential to a highway in certain parts.
Haley was pronounced dead at the scene, TMZ said.
The website spoke to her father, Mike Smith, following the crash, and he said that she was a good rider and ‘doubts’ she lost control of her bike, adding that deer may have played a factor.
She appeared on the singing reality show American Idol in 2012 for its 11th season at their audition in Colorado.
Haley was eliminated during the second Hollywood round.
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Geo quick facts: Millinocket is a town in Penobscot County, Maine, United States. The population was 4,506 at the 2010 census. Millinocket’s economy has historically been centered on forest products and recreation, but many area paper mills have closed in recent years – Wikipedia.
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