Baby driver The actor Hudson Joseph Meek has died at the age of 16

Hollywood has lost a rising star.

Hudson Joseph Meek– that appeared in 2017 Baby driver as the younger version of Ansel Elgort‘s Baby – died Dec. 21 in Alabama. He was 16.

According to the Jefferson County Coroner’s Office, Meek suffered blunt force trauma when he fell from a moving vehicle around 10 p.m. 22:45 local time on December 19. He died two days later at UAB Hospital, NBC affiliate WTVM reported. His death is under investigation by Vestavia Hills police.

“Our hearts are broken to say that Hudson Meek went home to be with Jesus tonight,” read a family statement sent to his family. Instagram. “His 16 years on this earth were far too short, but he achieved so much and greatly influenced everyone he met.”

“Specific details regarding a celebration of Hudson’s life to be held on December 28,” the message continued, “as well as how to contribute to a scholarship in Hudson’s memory at Vestavia Hills High School in lieu of flowers, will follow.”