New Jersey Man Indicted in Death of Former American Idol Contestant

A New Jersey man has been indicted in the hit-and-run death of former American Idol contestant Alexis Cohen, The Asbury Park Press reports.

Ocean County prosecutors say Cohen, 25, died from head and torso injuries on July 25, 2009 in Seaside Heights, N.J., after she was struck by a car driven by Toms River, N.J., man Daniel Bark.

Driver arrested in death of former American Idol contestant 

At the time, prosecutors say Bark, 24, was fleeing from police following an earlier car accident. He was arrested the next day and later charged with drunken driving.

On Thursday, a grand jury handed up a four-count indictment charging Bark with aggravated manslaughter, death by auto, eluding police and knowingly leaving the scene of an accident that resulted in a death, according to the newspaper. He remains jailed on $150,000 bail.

Cohen, who auditioned for Seasons 7 and 8, is best remembered for famously flipping off judge Simon Cowell and for her angry rejection rant, which later went viral.