This was breaking over at Huffington Post so there isn't a whole lot of detail. I know it's a short diary, but after all, it's "BREAKING".
Former Washington Post ombudsman Deborah Howell, a veteran editor who helped lead two news organizations to three Pulitzer Prizes, has died. She was 68.
Howell suffered fatal injuries when she was struck by a car while vacationing in New Zealand, stepson Nick Coleman said Friday, speaking by phone from Minnesota.
From The Huffington Post
At the time of the accident, she was vacationing with her husband, former University of Minnesota president C. Peter Magrath. She was previously married to Coleman's father, former Minnesota Senate Majority Leader Nicholas Coleman, until his death in 1981.
Deborah Howell was often bashed here and elsewhere in the blogosphere for her take on various WaPo stories, but clearly this was a tragic accident. Condolences go out to her family and friends.
Here is the link to the story directly from The Washington Post