GONE TOO SOON

Teen ‘Baby Driver’ Actor Hudson Meek Dies in Awful Accident

The 16-year-old fell out of a moving vehicle in his Alabama hometown.

The up-and-coming actor Hudson Meeks has died aged 16, days after falling from a moving vehicle in his Alabama hometown, according to his official Instagram page. The teenager, famous for his Baby Driver role as the child version of the hit film’s title character, was first injured on Dec. 19 in the Birmingham suburb of Vestavia Hills. He was rushed to a hospital but was pronounced dead two days later from “blunt force injuries.” News of the accident didn’t emerge until Wednesday after a since-edited statement was posted to his Instagram page. “His 16 years on this earth were far too short, but he accomplished so much and significantly impacted everyone he met,” the statement read, according to The Hollywood Reporter. It remains unclear how Meeks fell from the vehicle, but the case is being probed by police. In addition to his 2017 role on Baby Driver, Meeks also notched credits on the network series MacGyver and Found, and also featured in the 2024 film The School Duel. An obituary said he was a sophomore member of his high school football team and was a superfan of The Simpsons, having binged all 36 seasons.