Rising country singer CJ Beach dead at 22

Country singer CJ Beach, 22, died after his car left the road and struck several trees in Florida. His father confirmed his death and is asking local officials to add warning lights and signs at the curve where the crash happened, saying there had been a previous wreck at the same spot.

The crash occurred at about 1.15 am on 7 November, involved no other vehicles, and Beach was pronounced dead at the scene; authorities said he was not wearing a seatbelt. He performed with CJ & The Deadmen and blended country with Southern rock. His last Instagram post, on 3 November, showed him performing his song “Cigarettes”; he had played a show in Panacea hours before the crash.