Kaylee Hottle, 18, Died of Blunt Force Injuries in Maryland Crash as Speed Emerges Factor
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Updated · Fox News · Jul 22
Kaylee Hottle, 18, Died of Blunt Force Injuries in Maryland Crash as Speed Emerges Factor
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jul 22
Summary
Multiple blunt force injuries killed Kaylee Hottle, 18, after a single-vehicle crash in Ijamsville, Maryland, and the state medical examiner ruled her death an accident.
A 1995 Honda Accord carrying three people left the right side of a two-lane road before 3 a.m. Tuesday and struck a culvert, with investigators citing excessive speed as a contributing factor.
The 19-year-old driver was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries, while another passenger declined treatment; the Frederick County Sheriff's Office said the crash remains under investigation.
Joshua Hottle said his daughter's heart stopped before she reached the hospital and publicly forgave the driver, urging him not to let the incident ruin his life.
Hottle, a deaf actress who played Jia in 2021's "Godzilla vs. Kong" and 2024's sequel, had become a rising advocate for deaf representation and was set to appear in "What Doesn't Kill Us."