Catsouras' parents soon discovered the photographs posted online. O'Donnell later stated in interviews that he only sent the photos to his own e-mail account for viewing at a later time, while Reich stated that he had forwarded the pictures to four other people. Two CHP employees, Aaron Reich and Thomas O'Donnell, admitted to releasing the photographs in violation of CHP policy. These photographs were then forwarded to colleagues, and were leaked onto the Internet. Leaked photographsĪccording to Newsweek, the Catsouras "accident was so gruesome the coroner wouldn't allow her parents to identify their daughter's body." However, photographs of the scene of Catsouras' death were taken by California Highway Patrol officers as part of standard fatal traffic collision procedures. Toxicological tests revealed traces of cocaine in Catsouras's body, but no alcohol. The Porsche crossed the road's broad median (which lacks a physical barrier on that segment) and crashed into an unmanned concrete toll booth near the Alton Parkway interchange the Porsche was destroyed. AccidentĬatsouras was traveling on the 241 Toll Road in Lake Forest at approximately 1:38 pm, when she clipped a Honda Civic that she was attempting to pass on the right at over 100 miles per hour (160 km/h). When he was taken off hold, the dispatcher informed him of the accident. While doing so, he called 9-1-1 for assistance, apparently minutes before the accident, and was put on hold. Her mother called her father, who began driving around trying to find his daughter.
As she walked toward the garage, she was able to see Catsouras reversing out of the driveway in her father's Porsche 911 Carrera - a car she was not allowed to drive. Around 10 minutes later, her mother heard a door shut along with footsteps out the back door. After lunch, her father Christos Catsouras left for work while her mother remained at home. On the date of the accident, October 31, 2006, Catsouras and her parents ate lunch together at the family home in Ladera Ranch.
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