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RICHMOND, Va. - R&B crooner D'Angelo, who won over America with his '90s soul ballads only to fade after bouts with the law and drugs, was critically
injured in a car wreck outside his hometown of Richmond. 

D'Angelo, 31, born Michael Eugene Archer, was in a 2003
Hummer sport utility vehicle on Sept. 19 when it crossed the roadway and struck
a fence, ejecting the singer, State Police Sgt. Kevin Barrick said Monday.
Archer wasn't wearing a seat restraint, Barrick said.

Barrick said Archer was initially listed in critical
condition, but that no further information is available.

Officials at Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center, where the Grammy-winning artist was flown after the wreck, said the family had
asked that his condition not be released.

Another person, Lynne Sellers, also was injured in the
wreck. Police couldn't say which of the two had been driving.

The accident occurred in Powhatan County, a bedroom
community west of the city. Archer lives in Midlothian, just outside Richmond.

The cause of the crash is under investigation, Barrick said.

Known for hits such as "Brown Sugar" and a cover
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Does It Feel)" from the album "Voodoo," which won a Grammy for
best R&B album.

In April, the singer was fined $250 and given a 90-day
suspended jail term on a driving under the influence of alcohol conviction. His
driver's license was suspended for one year.

On a marijuana charge, Archer was fined $50 and given a
10-day suspended jail term. His driver's license was suspended for an
additional six months.

Earlier this month, he received a suspended prison sentence
after being convicted of cocaine possession. Archer had faced three years in
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minutes ago 

RICHMOND, Va. - R&B crooner D'Angelo, who won over America with his '90s soul ballads only to fade after bouts with the law and drugs, was critically
injured in a car wreck outside his hometown of Richmond. 

D'Angelo, 31, born Michael Eugene Archer, was in a 2003
Hummer sport utility vehicle on Sept. 19 when it crossed the roadway and struck
a fence, ejecting the singer, State Police Sgt. Kevin Barrick said Monday.
Archer wasn't wearing a seat restraint, Barrick said.

Barrick said Archer was initially listed in critical
condition, but that no further information is available.

Officials at Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center, where the Grammy-winning artist was flown after the wreck, said the family had
asked that his condition not be released.

Another person, Lynne Sellers, also was injured in the
wreck. Police couldn't say which of the two had been driving.

The accident occurred in Powhatan County, a bedroom
community west of the city. Archer lives in Midlothian, just outside Richmond.

The cause of the crash is under investigation, Barrick said.

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of 

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"Cruisin'," Archer rode a wave of popularity that culminated with a
Grammy in 2001 for best male R&B vocal performance for "Untitled (How
Does It Feel)" from the album "Voodoo," which won a Grammy for
best R&B album.

In April, the singer was fined $250 and given a 90-day
suspended jail term on a driving under the influence of alcohol conviction. His
driver's license was suspended for one year.

On a marijuana charge, Archer was fined $50 and given a
10-day suspended jail term. His driver's license was suspended for an
additional six months.

Earlier this month, he received a suspended prison sentence
after being convicted of cocaine possession. Archer had faced three years in
prison.



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Oh....

I thought it was Beverly D Angelo, you know "Mrs. Griswold" and I was worried for a second.

Almost every death/injury I've ever heard about in a Hummer involved an occupant NOT wearing their seat belt. You think people would figure this out by now. Most accidents around here this year have been the same way too: occupant dies, not wearing seat belt.

Just buckle up!