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Salsa Singer José Feliciano Dies at 78 in a Car Crash in Puerto Rico [Video]

By Jorge Calvillo (staff@latinospost.com) | First Posted: Apr 17, 2014 11:36 PM EDT

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José "Cheo" Feliciano, one of the biggest exponents of salsa and bolero music, died on Wednesday in Puerto Rico in a car crash, authorities confirmed on Thursday.

According to first reports from Fox Latino, the Puerto Rican singer had lost control of his vehicle, a Jaguar, and crashed against a lamp post at aound 4:13 a.m.

on Wednesday on PR-176, close to Metropolitan University, Puerto Rico police reported.

The same source details that for the moment there are no reports that Feliciano had been drinking before the accident; however, the possibility is not dismissed.

After the news broke, Alejandro García Padilla, Governor of Puerto Rico declared three days of national mourning over the singer's death, one of the greatest artists from Latin America.

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