Dakota Culkin, Macaulay's Sister, Dies (PHOTOS)

UPDATED
TMZ broke news that Macaulay Culkin's sister Dakota Culkin died yesterday after being struck by a car.

Law enforcement sources tell us Dakota Culkin was walking on the west side of Los Angeles Tuesday when she stepped off a curb and was struck by a car. The 29-year-old Culkin was taken to the UCLA Medical Center where she died of her injuries yesterday afternoon.

More on Dakota Culkin from the AP:

.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.

An official statement from Macaulay's rep. "We can officially confirm that the victim is Dakota Culkin. This is a terrible tragic accident. We have no further comment at this time."


Dakota is the elder of two Culkin daughters:

Dakota Culkin, far right:

TMZ has photos of the Dakota Culkin accident scene

Comments

[curly2]

09:53 AM on 12/15/2008

Why are comments enabled for this? I thought the Huffington policy was no comments when the story's about someone's death.

[Veman24]

02:31 PM on 12/14/2008

My Prayers go out to the Culkin family. I know what it feels like to lose a family in a traffic accident. I lost my sister June 18, 2007, a beautiful angel with a heart of gold and only 17 years old.

[rabid79]

09:57 AM on 12/14/2008

What a tragedy.. It seems 2008 is a bad year for celebrity families.
My sincere condolence­s for the Culkin family.

[williams411]

09:32 AM on 12/14/2008

What is it with people and the picture of macaulay? Yeah, its a bad pic of him...but, jesus christ...g­et over it. This isn't a time to be nit picking about a goddamn picture. A tragic accident happened and all you can think about is a picture?

[janmarbol]

12:24 AM on 12/14/2008

RIP - My heartfelt sympathies to the Culken Family

[Mildmannered]

09:40 PM on 12/13/2008

My heart goes out to them.

[Palemoon]

03:48 PM on 12/13/2008

Such a terrible tragedy. It's one thing to lose a loved one knowing that they will eventually die from something like cancer or heart problems, etc. But I can't imagine what it would be like to lose a sibling so unexpected­ly like this. Someone still so young, just snatched away in the night. Obviously, it must be shocking, horrific and extreme grief that the family is dealing with. Every parents worst nightmare come true.

My heart goes out to them.

[enuffwiththehuff]

02:53 AM on 12/13/2008

Just jumped on the site because I was doing a search for the Culkin family and this site was at the top. A couple simple comments to this story and I see why, and I think's an absolute pathetic shame.

First thing I noticed is they made Macaulay look drugged out. Bypassed that to get to the story (if you call this a story... very poorly written). I noticed HRpuffnhuf­f's comment. Right on there pnh, it does look like that creep Spitzer. Why? Oh yeah, to keep up the hype that he'll forever be "Kevin gone amuck."

For anyone who say's an objective observer is looking too deep by commenting on Macaulay's pic, I ask you, "why is his pic heading this story?" I came to see Dakota. They scrible crayon on a pic from 20 years ago and note that tha's Dakota? What a fricken joke.

I'll never waste my time on this site again. I pray for the Culkin family and those who hold the same sympathy for them. Especially­, coming this close to Christmas. This site left me with a bad taste tonight when I only wanted to share a good thought for a family who needs it at this trying time. The "writer" and editor of this article need to find different gig's. You both are talentless and tasteless.

[Mustang Sally]

09:55 AM on 12/13/2008

OK then. Bye-bye.

[krabby]

10:35 AM on 12/13/2008

Don't let the door hit you on your way out ok!

[goodog]

11:17 PM on 12/12/2008

The Entertainm­ent section of Huffpo doesn't know where to draw the line between titillatin­g, lurid paparazzi tabloidism­, which we can all appreciate­, and finding the worst time to find the worst picture you can to grace the page of a tragic and personal story of an celebrity who apparently hasn't done anything to deserve it.

If you have some axe to grind with Culkin, even in a moment of shocking grief, you ought to at least justify it, instead of leaving yourself open to the pretty harsh judgment I'm making about you right now.

[screwedrus]

10:38 PM on 12/12/2008

How indescriba­bly sad for him and his family. Terrible to be struck down so early in life.

[HRpuffnhuff]

08:56 PM on 12/12/2008

Macaulay looks like Elliot Spitzer! Run a Google Image search and find something more tasteful.

I implore you to please show Mac the same respect you have shown Mark Ruffalo and Jennifer Hudson as he goes through this unimaginab­le tribulatio­n.

[Pam4Waters]

09:30 PM on 12/12/2008

I agree. Unless Macaulay ran her over, get a new picture. And as long as we are on the topic of pictures why do I have to look at a mostly naked Jennifer Aniston and nameless male model on every page of HuffPost? Going to another site now.

[unclesmedley]

10:20 PM on 12/12/2008

Okay, bye now...

[goodog]

11:22 PM on 12/12/2008

Because she's so hot she drives ad revenue through the roof.

There's just no getting around it.

Why ask why?

[FaceYourFears]

11:19 PM on 12/12/2008

I agree

[Bitsko]

07:57 PM on 12/12/2008

"Dakota Culkin, Macaulay's Sister, Dies (PHOTOS)" Kind of a sick headline, no?

[goodog]

11:22 PM on 12/12/2008

Now that you mention it.

[ZellaBee]

07:02 PM on 12/12/2008

Why doesn't someone talk about her instead of her brother? She had a life, a history. Every article I've seen has a picture of MC and only talks about him. Weird!

[KatDawgATL]

05:39 PM on 12/12/2008

My condolence­s to this family.

[EvangelicalEmpathy]

05:35 PM on 12/12/2008

Oh so sad. Please watch out for walkers when you drive and watch out for drivers when you walk. Be your brother's keeper. I pray for the family.