"He went out doing what he did, just supporting the community and helping out."

There were a few awful golf cart-related accident stories crossing the wire today, none more depressing Morgan Cook's recounting of the Monday death of Gregory Lypps, 41-year-old father of four who was playing in a charity event at Pala Mesa Resort.

Buried at the end of the story was this astounding (and perhaps dubious) stat, which adds up to 23 incidents a day by my arithmetic.

An estimated 147,696 people were treated in emergency rooms nationwide for golf cart-related injuries from 1990 to 2006, according to a July 2008 study published in the American Journal of Preventative Medicine.

The number of injuries increased steadily each year, with a 130 percent increase during the 17-year study period.

Falling off a golf cart was the most common cause of injury, reported in about 38 percent of the incidents, according to the study. Children under age 16 were injured in 31 percent of the incidents.