Porn-watching Driver Blamed for Fatal Utah Crash

WHO:

NY Post - A Rosemead native was identified as the driver in the crash; the article excerpt does not give her name.

TMZ - Authorities identified the driver as Christine Chao, a 44-year-old California woman.

TMZ - Authorities were cited as saying Chao caused the fatal crash.

WHAT:

NY Post - A woman was blamed for a deadly, three-car crash in Utah.

NY Post - The woman reportedly “told officers she was at fault.”

TMZ - Christine Chao was charged with automobile homicide.

WHERE:

NY Post - The crash occurred in Utah.

NY Post - The woman was described as a Rosemead native.

TMZ - Chao was described as a California woman.

WHY:

NY Post - Police reportedly found that the driver had accessed a porn site shortly before the crash.

TMZ - Authorities attributed the fatal crash to the woman watching porn while driving.

HOW:

NY Post - Police examined the woman’s phone and found she had accessed a porn site “less than two minutes before the crash.”

TMZ - The article says the woman was looking at porn while driving.

(UPDATED October 21, 2026 03:13 UTC)

Authorities say Christine Chao, a 44-year-old California woman, caused a fatal three-car crash in Utah and has been charged with automobile homicide. Investigators reportedly found she had accessed a porn site less than two minutes before the crash and was watching porn while driving. The woman reportedly told officers she was at fault.