Leah LaBelle Death: In loving memory of singer Leah Labelle

Leah LaBelle Car Accident – Obituary News: In loving memory of singer Leah Labelle.

On January 31, 2018, LaBelle and her boyfriend, retired NBA player Rasual Butler, died in a single vehicle car crash in the Studio City neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, after he lost control of his Range Rover on Ventura Boulevard, hit a curb, and crashed into a strip mall parking lot. The car flipped twice before coming to rest.

According to reports, before the crash, which occurred at 2:25 a.m., Butler was driving two to three times over the speed limit. They both died instantly from “multiple traumatic injuries”. According to an autopsy report, Butler had methamphetamine, oxycodone, and marijuana in his system and a blood alcohol level of 0.118. LaBelle had a blood alcohol level of 0.144 and methamphetamine and amphetamine in her system at the time of the incident.

While multiple reports at the time of the incident referred to Butler as LaBelle’s husband, her obituaries and her official website clarified that they were not married. On February 3, 2018, Butler’s daughter from a past relationship, Raven, held a joint memorial service at Potter’s House, a Christian church in Los Angeles.

LaBelle rose to prominence in 2004 as a contestant on the third season of American Idol, placing twelfth in the season finals. In 2007, LaBelle began recording covers of R&B and soul music for her YouTube channel. These videos led to work as a backing vocalist starting in 2008 and a record deal in 2011 with Epic in partnership with I Am Other and So So Def Recordings. LaBelle released a sampler, three singles, and a posthumous extended play (EP).