Caleb Kennedy, the former participant of American Idol, who is 17 years old now, has been arrested after he killed a man while driving under influence. He has been taken into custody and the police are doing further investigation.
If he is convicted for DUI leading to the death of a person, he will be facing serious punishments. His fans are shocked to find out about him and are praying for him and a person who lost his life because of him.
He is a talented musician who had a decent fan following given the fact that he was in the earlier phase of his career. However, his involvement in the DUI incident puts a big question mark on his career.
Caleb Kennedy American Idol Age & Birthday -How OId Is He?
Caleb’s age is 17 years old, born on October 21, 2004. He is from a small town in South Carolina, Roebuck. He was into music from a young age, so he gave up playing football to pursue music.
He was in American Idol and reached to top 5 too but later left the show because a video of him with a man wearing a KKK robe was revealed to the public. After that, he faced a huge backlash and was compelled to leave.
However, in his defense, his mother said that the video was old and that was not representing a racist symbol but was for the movie theme. This controversy expelled him from the show, where he was very competitive.
Is Caleb Kennedy Arrested For Fatal DUI?
Caleb Kennedy has indeed been arrested for a Fatal DUI. Under Influence, as per reports, he drove his 2011 Ford pickup truck into a person’s workshop behind the house and killed a man.
He left the road and entered the private property, allegedly. The man who lost his life has been identified as 54-year-old Larry Duane Parris. Larry was taken to hospital immediately and lost his life there.
The police as taken Caleb in custody and are now in the Spartanburg County Detention Center. If he is found guilty on all the charges, he is likely to face up to 25 years imprisonment.
Caleb Kennedy DUI Video On Facebook
Rumors are spreading across the internet that says there is a video of Caleb’s DUI incident; however, so far there is not any such kind of footage surfaced.
However, there are pictures of his truck hitting the workshop. seeing these pictures, it can be said that the accident was extremely severe. Calen was also injured and was treated for it.
People will have to wait for further details to come forward to find out in which direction the case will move and how severe punishment will be decided by the jury.