Chris Carney, best known for appearing on MTV show twentyfourseven and marrying actress Tiffany Thornton, died in a car crash in Arkansas, local police have confirmed.
The 35-year-old was sitting in the passenger’s seat heading westbound in Hot Springs – where the musician grew up - when the driver “failed to negotiate a curve and over-corrected,” according to Arkansas State Police.
Carney and driver Ezekiel Blanton were both pronounced dead at the scene after their car drove off the road and into a tree.
The MTV star had sung with the band Prom Kings but was best known as husband of Disney star Tiffany Thornton.
Since his death on 4 December, tributes have poured out from across the internet, with Thornton writing on Instagram, alongside a photo of Carney and their two children: "My life. My love. My angel." She also wrote a much longer message alomgside a photo from their wedding day.
Her co-star on the show Sonny With a Chance, Demi Lovato tweeted out: “I'm still in shock and I can't believe I'm writing this but #RIPChrisCarney.. You're already missed. We love you.”
The post followed a previous Tweet which simply read: “This isn’t real”
The incident took place about six miles east of Hot Springs, where Carney’s mother, Ruth, is Mayor.
