Driver Charged for Killing American Idol Contestant in Hit-and-Run
A man has been charged in the weekend hit-and-run death of two-time American Idol contestant Alexis Cohen.
Daniel Bark, 23, was arrested around 6 p.m. Sunday and charged with causing Cohen’s death by reckless driving and leaving the scene of a collision, The Asbury Park Journal reports.
Bark, currently being held in Ocean County Jail in Toms River, N.J. on $35,000 bail, faces 10 to 15 years in prison if convicted.
Cohen, 25, was struck early Saturday morning in Seaside Heights. She was found around 4 a.m. by two passerby who called 911, Deputy Chief Michael Mohel of the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office tells the Morning Call newspaper of her hometown, Allentown, Penn.
She was pronounced dead at 6:35 a.m. at the Community Medical Center in Toms River, N.J. Autopsy results show she suffered chest, head and abdominal injuries, Mohel says.
Cohen auditioned for the seventh season in Philadelphia in 2007, but the show didn’t air until January 2008. Idol cameras followed her to to her Allentown, Penn. studio apartment, which she shared with her mother, two cats and her dog.
“I march to the beat of a different drummer,” admitted the memorable contestant. After Simon Cowell didn’t vote her through to Hollywood, Cohen ranted he was “egotistical” and declared she was going into acting.
She later appeared on The View, Live With Regis and Kelly and Howard Stern’s radio show.
Cohen unsuccessfully tried out again during Idol’s eighth season.
July 27th, 2009 at 9:22 am
What a bummer.
American Idol is cruel as is all competition. But I guess she knew that going into it. (or at least she should have)
I wish her family the best.
July 27th, 2009 at 10:24 am
First Michael Jackson and now Alexis Cohen. Condolences to Alexis. She was a raging riot. Alexis Cohen, 25, was apparently struck and killed by a car in what authorities are calling an apparent homicide. If you are curious to know more about her I have collected some good sites and articles (more than 200 sites) that gives complete information (Latest News, Pics, Videos) about Alexis Cohen. Check the below if you are interested.
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July 27th, 2009 at 2:48 pm
Chris, you\’re an idiot. What do you mean \"she knew that [American Idol is cruel] going into it\"? Does this mean that she was asking to be hit by a moron and then left to die? Your opinion has no significance nor truth to it.
Sri, you\’re an idiot as well. \"First Micheal Jackson and now Alexis Cohen\"?! You mean to tell everyone that these two are of the same calibre? Really?! If you can compare a man who started in the business at 5 with multi-platinum records with a woman who has merely auditioned for AI twice (and failed both times), you are a raging moron. Also, you cannot give your \"condolences to Alexis\" since she is dead! You give condolences to surviving family and friends. Idiot.