🚨 SHE WAS ONLY 18 YEARS OLD… NOW, NEW DETAILS ABOUT CHILD STAR KAYLEE HOTTLE’S TRAG-IC DE-ATH ARE LEAVING FANS HEARTBROKEN Kaylee Hottle captured hearts from a young age with her talent and unforgettable presence on screen. Now, as new details surrounding her sudden passing at just 18 years old continue to emerge, fans and those who knew her are struggling to process the heartbreaking l0ss. As more information is revealed about the young star’s final days, tributes continue pouring in from people who remember the impact she made in such a short time. The latest developments have left many mourning a promising life that ended far too soon… MORE BELOW 👇
Actress Kaylee Hottle died after the driver of the car she was in “swerved off the road and hit a ditch” at 3 a.m. on Tuesday, Page Six can confirm.
The “Godzilla vs. Kong” star was one of two passengers involved in the fatal crash on Windsor Road in Ijamsville, Maryland, the Fredrick County Sheriff’s Department wrote in a press release.
Per police, a 19-year-old was operating a 1995 Honda Accord when the vehicle “traveled off the right side of the two-lane roadway and struck a culvert.”
Kaylee Hottle (seen here in March 2024) was the passenger of a vehicle that crashed in Maryland at 3 a.m. on Tuesday.Getty Images
The driver of the vehicle “swerved off the road and hit a ditch,” per a Fredrick County Sheriff’s Department press release. (Seen here: Hottle in “Godzilla vs. Kong”.)©HBO Max/Courtesy Everett Collection
“Excessive speed is believed to be a contributing factor in the collision,” the statement continued.
The driver was transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, while the other passenger denied medical assistance.
As for Hottle, she was taken to a local trauma center and later pronounced dead. The deaf actress was 18.
A 19-year-old male was driving a 1995 Honda Accord when the car “traveled off the right side of the two-lane roadway and struck a culvert.” (Seen here: Hottle in March 2024.)GC Images
The driver was believed to be going at an excessive speed. (Seen here: Hottle in Godzilla vs. King Kong.)©HBO Max/Courtesy Everett Collection
The crash remains under investigation. TMZ was the first to report the news.
Kaylee’s father, Joshua Hottle, shared the tragic news with the outlet, explaining that he learned about the crash while in Texas.
Joshua, who is deaf, explained in ASL that he learned his daughter’s heart stopped on the way to the hospital and that he was heading to Maryland to claim her body.
The driver was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries while a second passenger denied medical care. (Seen above: Hottle in Godzilla vs. King Kong.)©HBO Max/Courtesy Everett Collection
Hottle (seen here in 2021) was pronounced dead at the hospital.Getty Images
In an emotional Facebook video about Kaylee’s death, he captioned the post, “I am taking a flight that I never would like to take.”
Kaylee was born in Georgia but grew up in Austin, attending the Texas School for the Deaf before starting her career in acting when she was 9.
The child star first appeared in a Glide commercial, a video messaging app used widely by the hard-of-hearing and deaf population.
The child star (seen here in 2021) was 18.Getty Images
An investigation is ongoing. (Seen here: Hottle in “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire”.)©Warner Bros/Courtesy Everett Collection
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Kaylee’s breakout role was as Jia in the 2021 Adam Wingard-directed film “Godzilla vs. Kong” alongside Rebecca Hall as Dr. Ilene Andrews.
In the film, the duo’s characters live on Skull Island, and Jia uses sign language to communicate with King Kong.
She also returned for the 2021 sequel, “Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire.”
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