Kaylee Hottle was only eighteen when a car crash in California took her away last month. She played young Jia in the 2021 monster movie Godzilla vs. Kong. The role made audiences love her right away. Friends say they still cannot accept it happened. She kept acting after the film, though picking up mostly smaller roles. The crash happened weeks before the news surfaced on July 21, 2026. Major outlets ran the story without delay.