Baby Driver star dead at age 16: Hudson Joseph Meek passed away after falling from moving vehicle
Hudson Joseph Meek, who starred in Baby Driver, died at age 16 on Thursday.
The teenage actor was reportedly ejected from a moving vehicle in a tragic accident last week in Vestavia Hills, Alabama.
He sustained blunt force trauma after falling from the car at 10:45 p.m., according to the Jefferson County Coroner’s Office, per local news outlet and NBC affiliate WVTM 13.
He was taken to the UAB Hospital in Birmingham but died from his injuries on Saturday night — less than 48 hours after the coroner said he was thrown from a moving motor vehicle, per ABC 33/40 News.
The Vestavia Hills Police Department is currently investigating the circumstances surrounding Meek’s death, WVTM reports.
He was surrounded by his friends and family when he passed away peacefully, per his obituary.
Hudson Joseph Meek, who starred in Baby Driver, died at age 16 on Thursday. The teenage actor was reportedly ejected from a moving vehicle in a tragic accident last week in Vestavia Hills, Alabama
Meek was known for portraying the younger version of the main character in the 2017 action flick Baby Driver; pictured September 2015 in Atlanta
Meek was known for portraying the younger version of the main character in the 2017 action flick Baby Driver.
Following his breakthrough role, he went on to star in the reboot of MacGyver.
He also made guest appearances on several television series including the NBC drama Found.
His professional acting credits date back to 2014 when he first starred in The Santa Con alongside Melissa Joan Hart and Jaleel White.
It was revealed that he also worked on several movies and shows to be released posthumously in 2025, according to the obituary.
‘Our hearts are broken to share that Hudson Meek went home to be with Jesus tonight,’ read an Instagram post shared by his loved ones on his account over the weekend.
‘His 16 years on this earth were far too short, but he accomplished so much and significantly impacted everyone he met.’
He sustained blunt force trauma after falling from the car at 10:45 p.m., according to the Jefferson County Coroner’s Office. He was taken to the UAB Hospital in Birmingham but died from his injuries on Saturday night — less than 48 hours after the coroner said he was thrown from a moving motor vehicle
Meek is pictured in blue at the premiere of A Different Man at the 50th Deauville American Film Festival in September
A celebration of life in remembrance of Meek will be held on December 28.
In his memory, his loved ones are establishing the Hudson J. Meek Memorial Scholarship.
In lieu of flowers, his family requests donations to the scholarship, which will be awarded annually to a Vestavia Hills High School student.
He is survived by father Derek Firth Meek and mother Lani Wells Meek as well as his older brother Tucker Firth Meek and grandmothers Margaret Green Meek and Faye Searcy Wells.
