Actor Hudson Meek, known especially for the film Baby Driverdied on the 21st at the age of 16 after falling from a moving car in Alabama, according to the authorities of that United States State. Last Thursday, Meek suffered various injuries when he hit several objects after falling from a car that was traveling in Vestavia Hills, according to the Jefferson County Coroner’s Office. “With a broken heart, we share that tonight Hudson Meek returned home to Jesus,” reads a post on the actor’s Instagram account.
According to the coroner’s office, the Vestavia Hills Police Department is investigating the circumstances surrounding Meek’s death. Meek played the younger version of actor Ansel Elgort’s character in Baby Driver (2017). Born on August 5, 2008, Hudson and his brother Tucker began acting at a very young age. According to IMDb, his first appearance on screen was at the age of six, in the television movie The Santa Con (2014). Throughout his short career, he added 17 credits, including the film 90 Minutes in Heaven (2015) and episodes of MacGyver (2016 version), Genius y Found.
Lynne Marks, Meek’s representative, shared a statement in which she expressed that she was “proud to represent Hudson Meek.” “I have seen how he went from being a young actor to Baby Driver to become a handsome teenager, proudly walking the red carpets of his next projects. Hudson’s future as an actor was bright. He was part of the cast of the new movie The School Duelwhich this year won the Canal+ 50th Anniversary Award at the Deauville Film Festival in France,” said Marks. Following his passing, the Hudson J. Meek Memorial Scholarship will be established and will be awarded each year to a Vestavia Hills High School student.