American Idol alum Colin Stough was involved in a car accident in Tennessee early Friday morning, emerging unscathed but facing multiple charges as a result. The 20-year-old singer, who secured third place on Season 21 of the popular show, was apprehended after a solo vehicle crash on I-840 East, just outside Nashville, according to records obtained by TMZ.

After the incident, Stough, known for his country music, was taken to a hospital for a precautionary evaluation and subsequently discharged. He was then escorted to the Williamson County Sheriff’s Office, where he was charged with driving under the influence, underage alcohol consumption, and failure to maintain due care, before being released on bail.

Later that day, the artist known for the song “Bad Day” shared a poignant video online. In the clip, he performs a song about a man who loses his love due to drinking, adding a personal touch to the narrative. Accompanying the video, Stough wrote, “I’m not perfect and will never claim to be. But I will admit when I’m wrong and that’s a fact.”

He was then taken to the Williamson County Sheriff’s Office where he was charged with DUI, underage consumption of alcohol, and failure to exercise due care before being released on bail.

Later in the day, the Bad Day artist released a cryptic message, sharing a video in which he’s singing about a man who loses the woman he loves due to his drinking. 

Over the clip, the hitmaker wrote, I’m not perfect and will never claim to be. But I will admit when I’m wrong and that’s a fact.’

American Idol alum, Colin Stough, 20, has been charged with driving under the influence after he was involved in a single car crash outside of Nashville, TN early Friday morning  

Fans, perhaps unaware of his current legal situation wrote that they loved the song, but didn’t mention anything about his arrest. 

It’s unclear if the conditions of his release will prevent Stough from performing in three out of state shows scheduled for next week. 

He has shows set up in Saratoga Springs, NY on March 6, Rutland, VT on March 7 and Lincoln, RI on March 8. 

It was announced last month that Stough would be headlining the Mississippi Makers Fest 2025, according to Supertalk Mississippi.

While he was competing on American Idol, some of Stough’s past social media posts came back to haunt him. 

In one he compared a black man wearing his pants below his underwear to a Confederate statue. 

‘How does a statue being in the same place for 100 years suddenly become offensive and men walking around in public with there [sic] a** showing not offensive? Are people really this ignorant?’ he wrote.

Another that drew the ire of American Idol fans was Stough’s support for the Confederate flag. ‘Donald Trump says flying the Confederate flag is “freedom of speech,”‘ he wrote. 

Later in the day shared a video in which he’s singing about a man who loses the woman he loves due to his drinking. Over the clip the, hitmaker wrote, I’m not perfect and will never claim to be. But I will admit when I’m wrong and that’s a fact’

In his American Idol audition video, the budding artist revealed his heartbreaking past in which his birth father left him and his mother due to substance abuse. ‘He chose alcohol and drugs instead of me and mom, and man, that just killed the family,’ the singer said

The singer, who blew the judges away with his rendition of Lynyrd Skynyrd’s Free Bird during his audition revealed in a video about his life that his birth father had left him and his mother due to substance abuse. 

‘He chose alcohol and drugs instead of me and mom, and man, that just killed the family,’ the singer said. 

If convicted, Stough could face fines and up to a year in jail. He could also have his license suspended for a year. 

The judge could also order him to enter into an alcohol education program.