Ex-MTV Reality Star, Chris Carney, Dies In Car Accident At Age 35

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Ex-MTV Reality Star, Chris Carney, Dies In Car Accident At Age 35

Chris Carney, who starred in the MTV reality showtwentyfourseven, was killed early Friday in a car accident in Arkansas. He was 35.


Carney was the passenger in a vehicle driven by his friend, 37-year-old Ezekiel Blanton, who was also killed. State police said Blanton was driving the vehicle on I-70 early Friday morning when he failed to negotiate a curve, over-corrected and collided with a tree, according to local CBS affiliate KTHV.


Carney was the husband of former Disney star Tiffany Thornton, whom he wed in 2011. They had two sons together – Kenneth, 3, and Bentley, who was born in March 2014.


Thornton, 29, was the star of Disney'sSonny with a Chance. She is currently a radio personality on KLAZ, and the station posted its condolences on its Facebook page.
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