Husband of former Disney star Tiffany Thornton killed in Arkansas crash

Friday, December 4, 2015
HOT SPRINGS, AK -- Arkansas State Police say the husband of former Disney star Tiffany Thornton has been killed in a single-vehicle crash.

A police report says 35-year-old Christopher Carney was in a vehicle that veered off a highway on a curve early Friday near Hot Springs and struck a tree. Police say Carney and the driver, 37-year-old Ezekiel Blanton, were killed.
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The city confirmed that Carney, the son of Hot Springs Mayor Ruth Carney, was married to Thornton. The actress' credits include Disney television shows "Sonny with a Chance" and "So Random!" She's currently a radio personality in Hot Springs, which is about 50 miles southwest of Little Rock.

Carney is featured on a show set to debut Sunday called "twentyfourseven," about his and his brother's move to Los Angeles to break into show business. The show's status wasn't immediately clear Friday.

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