Add Page Six on Google The manner of Kaylee Hottle’s tragic death was an accident, Page Six can confirm.
The cause is multiple blunt force injuries, according to the Maryland Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.
The Fredrick County Sheriff’s Department in Maryland confirmed the “Godzilla vs. Kong” actress was one of two passengers in the car involved in a fatal crash Tuesday morning, according to the US Sun.
Kaylee Hottle’s cause of death was multiple blunt force injuries following a tragic car accident. (Pictured: Hottle at a red carpet in 2024.) WireImage Page Six confirmed the news Wednesday after the child star (seen above in “Godzilla vs. Kong”) was involved in the fatal crash Tuesday. ©HBO Max/Courtesy Everett Collection As Page Six preciously reported, the deaf actress’ dad, Joshua Hottle, shared the tragedy with TMZ on Tuesday after posting a tearful Facebook livestream.
He explained in ASL that while he was in Texas, he got a call from Maryland authorities about the collision, and later received a follow-up call stating his daughter’s heart had stopped en route to the hospital.
He told TMZ he was flying to Maryland to claim the teenager’s body.
Page Six later confirmed that Kaylee died after the driver of the car she was in “swerved off the road and hit a ditch” at 3 a.m. on Tuesday.
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.”
“Excessive speed is believed to be a contributing factor in the collision,” the police statement continued.
The driver was transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Kaylee was taken to a local trauma center and later pronounced dead.
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