In her American Idol interview, Smith gushed about her hometown and its beauty. She died at the scene, WABI reported. "It would appear initially that she failed to negotiate a sharp turn and crashed", the department told PEOPLE, adding that an investigation is pending. A Sergeant from the Penobscot County Sheriff's place of work and an officer from Old Town Police Department assisted within the crash investigation. "We are sorry to hear of the passing of Haley Smith and our thoughts and prayers are with her family", the statement read.
She auditioned at the age of 18 and said during the audition that she enjoys the sixties and seventies era of music. I definitely love being outdoors.
In 2012, the young woman auditioned for "American Idol" Season 11 in Colorado and sang her rendition of Rufus and Chaka Khan's "Tell Me Something Good" for judges Steven Tyler, Randy Jackson and Jennifer Lopez.
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Smith made it to the second Hollywood round before being eliminated.
Haley's father, Mike Smith, told TMZ "Haley was riding on a country road and her family believes a deer might've caused the accident - as he implied she was a good rider, and they doubt she simply lost control of her bike".
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