Hudson Meek, 16-year-old actor from “Baby Driver,” dies after falling from a moving vehicle

Hudson Meek, 16-year-old actor from “Baby Driver,” dies after falling from a moving vehicle

Hudson Meek, a teen actor best known for his work in “Baby Driver,” died after falling from a moving vehicle in Alabama, officials said. He was 16.

Meek suffered blunt force injuries when he fell from a car in his hometown of Vestavia Hills, Alabama, the Jefferson County Medical Examiner’s Office told NBC News on Thursday. He suffered the injuries on Dec. 19 and died Saturday at UAB Hospital.

Vestavia Hills police are investigating the circumstances surrounding his death, the office said. The incident occurred on the 1900 block of Canyon Road in Vestavia Hills, a suburb south of Birmingham.

A post on Meek’s Instagram account on Saturday said: “It breaks our hearts to inform you that Hudson Meek has gone home to be with Jesus tonight.”

Meek played “Young Baby” in the 2017 Edgar Wright action film “Baby Driver,” playing a younger version of the main character, a role played by Ansel Elgort.

A post on his social media account said there would be a celebration of life on Saturday that would be streamed online and that there would be a scholarship fund at Vestavia Hills High School in his memory.

“His 16 years on this earth were far too short, but he accomplished so much and made a significant impact on everyone he met,” the post on Meek’s Instagram account reads.

Live it up! The Vestavia Hills-based academy called him “one of the AOA’s first and brightest stars” in a post Sunday on Facebook.

“May you shine forever, Hud. “We will miss you very much,” wrote the Performance Arts Academy. “Please join us in praying for his amazing family during this difficult time.”

Meek most recently had television roles on NBC’s “Found” and National Geographic’s “Genius.” He also played “Bully Boy” in the 2016 film Providence, a romantic drama that won Best Cast at the 2016 Christian Film Festival.

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