Rising Country Singer Dead at 22 After Tragic Car Crash, Just Hours After His Final Performance

Rising Florida country singer CJ Beach died aged 22 in a car crash in the early hours of 7 November, only hours after performing at The Salty Donkey in Panacea. His death has prompted tributes from local music fans and a call from his father for road safety improvements at the crash site.

The Florida Highway Patrol said the driver’s car left a Wakulla County road at 1.15am and struck several trees; he was not wearing a seatbelt and died at the scene. Beach’s father said the same curve on Rehwinkel Road had been the site of a previous crash and urged people to ask county commissioners to install warning lights and signs.