American Idol fans will remember season 7 contestant Alexis Cohen’s famous “Take it! Take it!” comment to the cameras and her promise that she’d make it in “actressing.” She was back in season 8 for another shot, but got the boot from judges.Cohen made headlines this week but unfortunately, not for her talent. The Idol wannabe was the victim of a hit and run driver in Seaside Heights, NJ. The 25-year-old is a native of Allentown, PA. RollingStone.com reports that 23-year-old Daniel Bark has been charged with death by reckless driving and leaving the scene of an accident. Cohen’s body was found by two pedestrians more than 1,000 feet away from her own parked car. If convicted, Bark faces 15 years in prison.Idol fans will remember another contestant tragedy, when in 2008 Paula Goodspeed died of an overdose on the lawn of her Idol, Paula Abdul.Click here to subscribe to Gospel Soundcheck by email and have the Gospel Soundcheck headlines delivered daily to your email inbox. And don’t forget to follow me on Twitter!

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