Late Nickelodeon Child Star
Suspect Arrested In Deadly Hit-And-Run
Published
Huge update in the hit-and-run case that killed former Nickelodeon child star Kianna Underwood … a suspect has finally been arrested … more than 8 months after the tragedy.
Michael Griffiths was busted Tuesday, and the 72-year-old has been charged with leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death and leaving the scene of an accident with injury … according to CBS News.
As we told you … sources say that Kianna had been dragged by one of the cars involved in the January 2026 hit-and-run for almost two whole blocks in Brooklyn’s Brownsville neighborhood.
First responders pronounced her dead at the scene.
Two cars hit Kianna … a Ford Explorer SUV and then a sedan … according to ABC News.
It’s unclear which vehicle police believe Griffiths had allegedly been driving.
Kianna rose to fame on the Nickelodeon sketch comedy show “All That” in 2005 … and lent her voice to the Nick Jr. show “Little Bill.”
In recent years … Kianna struggled with homelessness, according to CBS News.