Dakota Culkin, the older sister of Home Alone star Macaulay Culkin, was killed on Tuesday night when she was hit by a car, after she had stepped off a curb and onto a West Los Angeles streeet.  Dakota was 29.

The Home Alone star’s older sister, Dakota Culkin, 29, was struck by a car when she stepped off the curb and in front of a moving vehicle on the west side of Los Angeles on Tuesday evening.

She was taken to UCLA Hospital with massive head trauma and died from her injuries yesterday afternoon.

According to the LAPD, the driver of the car stopped, tried to help Culkin and identified himself to law enforcement. Detectives determined he was not under the influence of drugs or alcohol and that no crime was committed.

Our thoughts and prayers go out to Macauly and the entire Culkin family.  There are seven Culkin children.  Dakota was one of the two girls.  Yes, the Culkin’s are Catholic.