Keli Rutledge, 18, killed, and Emilio Deleom, 26, injured in car crash at Queen Creek and Higley Roads in Gilbert, Arizona
Local musician Keli Rutledge killed in Gilbert crash
An up and coming local musician, 18-year-old Keli Rutledge, died in a crash Friday night. Announcement of her passing came from other local musicians as they got word of what had happened.
18-year-old local singer killed in Gilbert car crash
Rutledge finished in the top five of the Arizona Idol competition as a freshman in high school according to her Facebook page. She had at least three public shows scheduled for March, including one at Songbird Coffee & Tea House.
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After a performance of “Man in the Mirror” by the Solid Rock Dance Company, they paid bittersweet tribute to Keli May Rutledge, the teen singer who won the Alice Cooper Proof is in the Pudding contest in November and was killed in a car accidentfour months later. The tribute included a recording of Rutledge performing a very emotional religious song in that soulful voice that helped her win the competition.
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Why every fatality from a crash is not legally a wrongful death
After someone dies in a motor-vehicle accident, grieving family members and friends are often left with many questions. What caused the accident? Could it have been avoided? What do they do now that their loved one is gone?
Sometimes a fatal collision happens through no one's fault. Crashes caused by weather and road conditions, or by wildlife in the roadway, are examples. But when a fatal crash is caused by negligence, then family members should pursue a wrongful death claim, to uphold the victim's rights and begin the financial recovery process. Learn more about wrongful death claims here.
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