Former child star Kaylee Hottle has died at age 18
in a horror car accident
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Former child star Kaylee Hottle, best known for her role in
Godzilla vs Kong, has died at age 18 in a horror car crash.?

The deaf actress' dad, Joshua Hottle, confirmed the tragic
news to TMZ after sharing a tearful Facebook livestream.

Joshua, who was in Texas when he got a call about the
accident, signed that he received a follow-up call from
authorities that let him know his daughter's heart had
stopped beating on the way to hospital.?

He told TMZ he was flying to Maryland to claim his
daughter's body.?

"I am taking a flight that I never would like to take," he
captioned the Facebook announcement video.?

According to a statement from police, the car she was in
"swerved off the road and into a ditch" at 3am, Page Six
confirmed.?

Kaylee was one of two passengers in the car, which was
being driven by a 19-year-old when it "travelled 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 statement continued.

The driver was taken to hospital with non-life threatening
injuries, while the other passenger denied medical
treatment at the scene.?

Kaylee was rushed to a local trauma centre and was later
pronounced dead.?

The crash remains under investigation.?

Kaylee was born in Atlanta, Georgia, but raised in Austin
where she attended the Texas School for the Deaf.?

She started acting at age nine, and her first role was in
a commercial for Glide, a video messaging app which is
popular in the deaf community.?

In 2021 she hit the big screen playing Jia in Godzilla vs
Kong, alongside Rebecca Hall and Alexander Skarsg?rd.?

Hall and Skarsgard made headlines at the time of filming,
after they both learnt ASL to communicate with her on set.?

In 2024, Kaylee reprised her role as Jia in Godzilla X
Kong: The New Empire.

Her other notable parts include playing Joon in a Season 4
episode of Magnum P.I. in 2021.



<https://www.nine.com.au/entertainment/celebrity/kaylee-hottle-dies-age-18-in-a-horror-car-accident-20260722-p60hdf.html>






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On 7/22/26 12:34 AM, Your Name wrote:

ÿÿ Former child star Kaylee Hottle has died at age 18
ÿÿ in a horror car accident
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ÿÿ Former child star Kaylee Hottle, best known for her role in
ÿÿ Godzilla vs Kong, has died at age 18 in a horror car crash.

Geez - by pure coincidence, TNT was running this film yesterday and I
had it on in the background.

18 is way too young...

ÿÿ The deaf actress' dad, Joshua Hottle, confirmed the tragic
ÿÿ news to TMZ after sharing a tearful Facebook livestream.

ÿÿ Joshua, who was in Texas when he got a call about the
ÿÿ accident, signed that he received a follow-up call from
ÿÿ authorities that let him know his daughter's heart had
ÿÿ stopped beating on the way to hospital.

ÿÿ He told TMZ he was flying to Maryland to claim his
ÿÿ daughter's body.

ÿÿ "I am taking a flight that I never would like to take," he
ÿÿ captioned the Facebook announcement video.

ÿÿ According to a statement from police, the car she was in
ÿÿ "swerved off the road and into a ditch" at 3am, Page Six
ÿÿ confirmed.

ÿÿ Kaylee was one of two passengers in the car, which was
ÿÿ being driven by a 19-year-old when it "travelled off the
ÿÿ right side of the two-lane roadway and struck a culvert."

ÿÿ "Excessive speed is believed to be a contributing factor
ÿÿ in the collision," the statement continued.

ÿÿ The driver was taken to hospital with non-life threatening
ÿÿ injuries, while the other passenger denied medical
ÿÿ treatment at the scene.

How is Hottle the only one to have received life threatening injuries?!
I'm wondering if she was in the backseat and not wearing a seat belt?...

ÿÿ Kaylee was rushed to a local trauma centre and was later
ÿÿ pronounced dead.

ÿÿ The crash remains under investigation.

ÿÿ Kaylee was born in Atlanta, Georgia, but raised in Austin
ÿÿ where she attended the Texas School for the Deaf.

ÿÿ She started acting at age nine, and her first role was in
ÿÿ a commercial for Glide, a video messaging app which is
ÿÿ popular in the deaf community.

ÿÿ In 2021 she hit the big screen playing Jia in Godzilla vs
ÿÿ Kong, alongside Rebecca Hall and Alexander Skarsg†rd.

ÿÿ Hall and Skarsgard made headlines at the time of filming,
ÿÿ after they both learnt ASL to communicate with her on set.

ÿÿ In 2024, Kaylee reprised her role as Jia in Godzilla X
ÿÿ Kong: The New Empire.

Have never seen this one, though I disliked the first film strongly, and
so made no effort to see the sequel.

ÿÿ Her other notable parts include playing Joon in a Season 4
ÿÿ episode of Magnum P.I. in 2021.

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