{"id":2513285,"date":"2026-07-22T22:34:42","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T22:34:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2513285"},"modified":"2026-07-22T22:34:42","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T22:34:42","slug":"godzilla-vs-kong-star-kaylee-hottle-cause-of-death-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/godzilla-vs-kong-star-kaylee-hottle-cause-of-death-revealed\/","title":{"rendered":"Godzilla vs. Kong Star Kaylee Hottle Cause of Death Revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"p1\">New details surrounding <strong>Kaylee Hottle<\/strong>\u2019s <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/godzilla-vs-kongs-kaylee-hottle-dead-at-18-after-car-accident\/\"><span class=\"s1\">death have been revealed<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The <i>Godzilla<\/i> <i>vs. Kong<\/i> actress died of multiple blunt force injuries in a car crash on Tuesday, July 21, the Maryland Office of the Chief Medical Examiner confirmed to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2026\/07\/kaylee-hottle-cause-of-death-godzilla-1237000582\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s1\">Deadline<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The manner of death is listed as accidental. An initial autopsy was also completed on Wednesday, July 22, with results to be released at a later time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Earlier this week, news broke that Hottle had died after being involved in a car accident in Maryland. She was 18.<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/pictures\/celebrity-deaths-of-2026-grateful-deads-bob-weir-and-more-stars-we-lost\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"00\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/pictures\/celebrity-deaths-of-2026-grateful-deads-bob-weir-and-more-stars-we-lost\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"00\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Celeb Deaths of 2026: Godzilla vs. Kong\u2019s Kaylee Hottle and More Stars<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tHollywood mourned the deaths of some of its most legendary stars in 2026. The year started off with Broadway performer and influencer Bret Hanna-Shuford\u2019s death at age 46. At the end of the month, comedy acting icon Catherine O\u2019Hara died at age 71. In February, Dawson\u2019s Creek actor James Van Der Beek died at age [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\">The Frederick County Sheriff\u2019s Office previously issued a press release on Tuesday, confirming that officers responded to a single-vehicle collision in Ijamsville, Maryland, at about 2:52 a.m. local time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">A preliminary investigation shared that a vehicle driven by a 19-year-old man traveled off the right side of the road and struck a culvert. The press release noted that excessive speed may have been a contributing factor in the crash.<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-narrow.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-narrow\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-wide.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-wide\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\">The driver, whose name has yet to be revealed, was transported to a local hospital with injuries that are not life-threatening. One of the passengers declined medical treatment at the scene, while the second passenger was identified as Hottle. She was transported from the scene to a trauma center in the area, where she was pronounced dead.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The crash is currently under investigation by the Frederick County Sheriff\u2019s Office Traffic Unit.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>Story developing\u2026<\/i><i\/><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.usmagazine.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New details surrounding Kaylee Hottle\u2019s death have been revealed. The Godzilla vs. Kong actress died of multiple blunt force injuries in a car crash on Tuesday, July 21, the Maryland Office of the Chief Medical Examiner confirmed to Deadline. The manner of death is listed as accidental. 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