{"id":2209529,"date":"2026-10-20T21:46:20","date_gmt":"2026-10-20T18:46:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2209529"},"modified":"2026-10-20T21:46:20","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T18:46:20","slug":"woman-looking-at-porn-while-driving-caused-deadly-car-crash-in-utah-cops-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2209529","title":{"rendered":"Woman Looking at Porn While Driving Caused Deadly Car Crash in Utah, Cops Say"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/e7\/16by9\/2026\/10\/20\/e723ed9610504011bf88ef03e5672d8b_xl.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"article article--permalink \">\n<header class=\"article__header\">\n<h1 class=\"article__header--headline-title\">Woman Looking at Porn While Driving Caused Deadly Car Crash in Utah, Cops Say<\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\"><span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Deadly Utah Car Crash<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">Cops Say Woman Was Looking at Porn While Driving<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"social-media-container\" role=\"region\">\n<ul class=\"social social--sm\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\"><\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tmz.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"google-preferred-btn js-track-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-btn__icon\" src=\"https:\/\/static.tmz.com\/tmz-web\/img\/article\/google-icon.svg\" alt=\"Google\" loading=\"lazy\"><span class=\"google-preferred-btn__title\">Add TMZ on Google<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/pages\/about\/\">TMZ Staff<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"date-wrapper\">\n                                                                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-10-20T14:46:20-07:00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/sitemaps\/article\/202610\"><br \/>\n                October 20, 2026<br \/>\n                <\/a><br \/>\n                            2:46 PM PDT<\/time><span class=\"divider\">|<\/span><br \/>\n                                                                Updated <time class=\"updated-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-10-20T16:22:53-07:00\"><br \/>\n                                  October 20, 2026<br \/>\n                                4:22 PM PDT<\/time><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article__blocks clearfix\">\n<section id=\"cb-c47918df65f786332dc3b6805d5f71b5\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20261020_e723ed9610504011bf88ef03e5672d8b\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:b0838fa6-ec1e-4b1b-baf4-f7264c15ec58\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/e7\/4by3\/2026\/10\/20\/e723ed9610504011bf88ef03e5672d8b_md.jpg\" alt=\"Woman caused deadly crash watching porn Utah Highway Patrol 2\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Utah Highway Patrol<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-1566d5ff3bba1c0df116b80e1acdab93\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>A woman caused a fatal car crash in Utah because she was too busy watching porn while driving &#8230; according to authorities.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-590b27a0108b5e128ad7e7fee470e908\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Multiple outlets report that 44-year-old California woman <strong>Christine Chao <\/strong>was charged Tuesday with automobile homicide in connection with the deadly June 12 crash.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-9cb8ddea3355829b751564f3c1aa9b99\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20261020_bf9b30c396a344b58cc58429e4fb6caf\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:b0838fa6-ec1e-4b1b-baf4-f7264c15ec58\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/bf\/4by3\/2026\/10\/20\/bf9b30c396a344b58cc58429e4fb6caf_md.jpg\" alt=\"Woman caused deadly crash watching porn Utah Highway Patrol 3\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Utah Highway Patrol<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-1be616225b271ca64fbaf0264d5677ad\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>According to charging documents &#8230; Chao &#8220;told officers she was at fault&#8221; &#8230; and when investigators got a warrant to search her phone, they found she&#8217;d accessed a porn site &#8220;less than two minutes before the crash.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-f4f03d7071fa08cf89caea763897f9ee\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The charging docs say Chao was driving on I-15 when she crashed into a white sedan, which had slowed down in a construction zone.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-b1bff85509a2c936cf1bb3f1a3b3a445\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20261020_75b2ac7079044720aca433b36b874dba\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:b0838fa6-ec1e-4b1b-baf4-f7264c15ec58\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/75\/4by3\/2026\/10\/20\/75b2ac7079044720aca433b36b874dba_md.jpg\" alt=\"Woman caused deadly crash watching porn Utah Highway Patrol 4\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Utah Highway Patrol<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-56ceb12b725cd064b9227a2627dfdb02\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The sedan then hit the SUV driving in front of it, and all three vehicles went off the road.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-a257080d619b884b98da4292a1f3c42e\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ksl.com\/article\/51638707\/driver-allegedly-looking-up-porn-charged-in-fatal-i-15-crash\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>KSL<\/strong><\/a>reports that 66-year-old Utah man <strong>Scott LaVar Lichfield<\/strong> &#8212; who was riding in the backseat of one of the cars in the crash &#8212; suffered a head injury in the accident and later died.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-9a96854a659ca1fef9cd39d4f6983741\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.abc4.com\/news\/crime\/woman-deadly-crash-phone-charges\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>ABC4<\/strong><\/a> reports Scott was in the car that Chao directly hit.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<ul class=\"social social--permalink\">\n<li class=\"social__item social__item--3items\"><a class=\"btn social__btn social__btn--facebook js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/10\/20\/fatal-utah-car-crash-caused-by-woman-looking-at-porn\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:article:b0838fa6-ec1e-4b1b-baf4-f7264c15ec58\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;main&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;facebook-footer&quot;,&quot;pos&quot;:1}\"><br \/>\n                Share<span class=\"social__hide-sm\"> on Facebook<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"social__item social__item--3items\"><a class=\"btn social__btn social__btn--x js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/10\/20\/fatal-utah-car-crash-caused-by-woman-looking-at-porn\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:article:b0838fa6-ec1e-4b1b-baf4-f7264c15ec58\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;main&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;twitter-footer&quot;,&quot;pos&quot;:2}\"><br \/>\n                Share<span class=\"social__hide-sm\"> on X<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"social__item social__item--3items\"><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"related-articles\">\n<header class=\"card-section-header related-articles__card-section-header\">\n<h3 class=\"card-section-title related-articles__card-section-title\">\n              Related articles<br \/>\n            <\/h3>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"row related-articles__row\">\n<div class=\"col related-articles__col\">\n<article class=\"related-articles__card\"><a class=\"related-articles__card-link js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/10\/18\/shawn-oliver-oui-arrest-suspends-campaign\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:article:b0838fa6-ec1e-4b1b-baf4-f7264c15ec58\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;main&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;related-article&quot;,&quot;pos&quot;:1}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"related-articles__card-img ratio\">\n<div class=\"ratio-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/9f\/16by9\/2026\/10\/18\/9fe8b0431a7543f194d53465052c35e9_xs.jpg\" alt=\"shawn-oliver-ig-1\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"img-fluid\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"related-articles__card-body\">\n<h4 class=\"related-articles__card-title\">\n                        Massachusetts Lt. 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