Actress Kaylee Hottle's death ruled accidental after car crash
The Maryland medical examiner determined that 18-year-old actress Kaylee Hottle died from multiple blunt force injuries in a single-vehicle crash, and authorities ruled the incident an accident.
Maryland officials have ruled the death of 18-year-old actress Kaylee Hottle an accident, citing multiple blunt force injuries as the cause. The finding comes from a report by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, obtained by USA TODAY.
Frederick County sheriff's deputies and fire-rescue personnel responded to a single-car crash on Tuesday, July 21, at approximately 2:52 a.m. The vehicle, a Honda Accord driven by a 19-year-old, was traveling at excessive speed when it left the right side of a two-lane road and struck a culvert. Hottle, a passenger, was taken to a hospital where she was later pronounced dead. The second passenger declined treatment at the scene, and the driver was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries.
Hottle's father, Joshua Hottle, confirmed the death in a live video posted to Facebook, stating that his daughter would be an organ donor and expressing pride in her character.
Hottle, who was deaf, appeared in "Godzilla vs. Kong" and "Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire" as an orphaned girl who communicates with Kong through sign language, a role highlighted by a scene in which she comforts the giant ape with a handmade doll.