22-year-old country singer CJ Beach has passed away. The Florida musician lost his life in a car crash in the early hours of November 7 and later succumbed to her injuries at the hospital. His father confirmed the news in a Facebook post, while the Tallahassee Democrat shared more details about the incident. Reportedly, he had performed only hours earlier at the Salty Donkey, a restaurant venue in Panacea.
CJ Beach passed away at 22
The outlet reported that the man, who was not named in the initial reports, was driving when he ran off the road and hit several trees. It further stated that the person was not wearing a seatbelt and that death was declared at the scene.His father shared a post on his Facebook page, remembering his son as he wrote, “I appreciate all of the outpouring of feelings and thoughts about my son, CJ. Seeing all the posts with pictures and videos kills me, but I know he was loved by many and will be missed.” He continued and asked for one final request from people: “So I ask this: flood the county commissioners with calls and texts to install warning lights and many signs on both sides of that curve on Rehwinkle. CJ’s wreck was in the same spot as the last wreck there. The bushes hadn’t even grown back.”
Who was CJ Beach?
CJ Beach was a local musician best known as a solo performer and as a member of his band, CJ & The Deadmen. Beach was fairly active on social media and often posted about himself and his band covering music. He is also credited as being one of the founding members of the local Deadmen Walking Music Festival, which Tallahassee radio station X101.5 explained brought the community and several musicians together for an amazing night of live music.The musician’s last Instagram post was on November 3, in which he shared a video of himself playing his song ‘Cigarettes.’
