at 14:20 on December 11, 2008, EDT.
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

LOS ANGELES - Police say Macaulay Culkin's sister Dakota Culkin was killed after she stepped in front of a car in west Los Angeles.

Police spokesman Richard French says Dakota Culkin was struck Tuesday night after she stepped into the street. She died a day later at a Los Angeles hospital after suffering massive head injuries.

French says there is no active criminal investigation.

Police say the driver stopped and tried to help the 29-year-old. Officers determined the motorist wasn't driving drunk and followed all laws.

Macaulay Culkin's spokeswoman, Michelle Bega, said it was a "terrible tragic accident" and the family had no further comment.

The 28-year-old actor starred in the "Home Alone" films.


©The Canadian Press, 2008

Stepping in front of a car is a bad idea. I don't fault the driver.

poor girl....

I'm sure like most women in L.A., she never even checked for traffic, just walked out into the street.
I guess they think they're SO beautiful everyone is watching them.

I've almost been in accidents that way. No looking left and right just stepping into the street on the phone, or with friends. None of them deigning to look at traffic. . .

SUPRMAN said:

Uh. Wow. Ok. Way to show some compassion. Yikes. And what makes you say "most women"? Where did all THAT come from?

MuthaFunka said:

[Flame snip - luv4u]

r.i.p

SUPRMAN said:

this is very sad

Flowers2 said:

yea it is, tragic.

SAD SAD SAD SO MUCH TRADEGY IN THE WORLD 2DAY WE PRAY 4 U MAN BE STRONG U AND YA FAMILY YA SISTER IS IN A MUCH BETTER PLACE NO MORE RENT LIGHT BILLS CAR PAYMENTS AND WORLD KILLERS I THINK BILLS KILLS THE HUMAN SOUL MORE THAN BEING SHOT WE WORK SO HARD DAILY US COMMON PEOPLE 2 ONLY C OUR PAYCHECK VANISHED BY BILLS

RIP.

Very Sad...
RIP

SUPRMAN said:

or like when your on the wrong side of town and some three year old kid darts into the street cause he always sees his old brothers/sisters moms and dads just standing having conversations in the middle of the road, or they walk in the middle of the road ignoring cars acting like "i wish you would hit me."
yeah kinda like that.

kaptainkrunk said:

Very sad, and even worse just before the Holiday.

Too soon?

So now it's official.
Stupidity is lethal.
Call me cold hearted or what you will, but I don't feel people who die as a result of doing stupid shit.

They are already suggesting it may have been suicide , either way I hope the family got gift recepts for her Christmas presents

Pochacco said:

now THAT'S fucked up!

Pochacco said:

OMG! How fucked up are you??
This woman is dead... be it from carelessness
or massive depression it certainly doesn't
warrant being made light of.
Show a little respect. Class up your act.

calm down dear , its not like she was your best friend

Pochacco said:

she doesn't have 2 b my bff for me to have a little compassion.

Pochacco said:

She was someone's best friend.

Mars23 said:

sounds like something called "inattentive peril" which applies to people who are not paying attention to where they are going, and so they end up in harm's way.

it doesn't mean they are suicidal, nor stupid, nor vain. just, not paying attention.


poor Dakota. r.i.p. dearie

how come nobody cares about the driver?

The driver wasnt related to a celebrity so why would anyone care about them ...

Some people on here are so fucking insincere it makes me wanna puke

I don't understand what the whole noise is about. many people die every day from car accidents. Why is SHE any different than all the rest that she deserves a thread? just because she's the sister of a has been entertainer?
[Edited 12/12/08 13:40pm]

MuthaFunka said:

This guy is on my list...

Seriously. This is making me mad. Who the hell just steps into the middle of the street, ESPECIALLY in L.A.