RIP Danielle Downey

Sad news today: Danielle Downey, former LPGA player, current Auburn assistant and my stepsister, killed in car crash. We will miss her.
— Ryan Lavner (@RyanLavnerGC) January 31, 2014

Danielle was a Rochester native and member of the LPGA's Class of 2006.  For everyone here at Mostly Harmless, our hearts go out to her family and friends.

[Update 1 (10:26 am):  Here's Auburn's report.]

[Update 2 (5:26 pm):  Here's the LPGA's.]

[Update 3 (2/4/14, 9:01 pm):  The New York Times is reporting that alcohol was a factor in Downey's fatal single-car accident.  Yet another layer of sadness added to this tragic story.]

[Update 4 (2/8/14, 3:05 am):  Here's bangkokbobby's moving response.]

Breaking News: JLPGA's Ah-Reum Hwang Appears to Have Killed a Pedestrian

The Japanese media are reporting that on January 19th, 7-year JLPGA member Ah-Reum Hwang was involved in a car accident in Kanagawa Prefecture after which an elderly pedestrian died.  Not too many details have been released, but it appears she struck a 90-year-old man--Mamoru Sakurada, who had left the JR Ninomiya station, headed home on foot--while driving from a restaurant to her hotel.  She contacted the authorities and told them she noticed the pedestrian too late to react.  Hwang has been competing in a pro-am tournament in the area, but was arrested at the scene of the accident.