Ex'`Idol' contestant drank before she was hit

TOMS RIVER, N.J. (AP) - September 10, 2009

Ocean County prosecutors say that will not affect charges against the suspected drunken driver accused of hitting /*Alexis Cohen*/.

Officials say Cohen had alcohol in her system and the 25-year-old Allentown, Pa., resident was not under the influence of narcotics as she walked in Seaside Heights around 4 a.m. on July 25.

/*Daniel Bark*/ is charged with leaving the scene of a fatal accident while eluding police, aggravated manslaughter, vehicular homicide and driving while intoxicated.

Police say Bark was fleeing police on bicycles after hitting a parked car when they say he struck Cohen. She had performed during "American Idol's" seventh season.

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Information from: Asbury Park Press

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