11-23-2006, 06:07 AM
from this article
pics of the accident scene (warning: contains graphic imagery).. can be found here
I looked at the pics... let's just say, "head trauma" seems an understatement...
Quote:By RYAN HAMMILL
The Orange County Register
LAKE FOREST ââ¬â An Ladera Ranch woman was killed in a two-car collision on the south side of the Eastern (241) Toll Road in Lake Forest on Tuesday.
Nicole Catsouras, 18, lost control of a black Porsche 911 Carrera while attempting to pass another vehicle at more than 100 mph, California Highway Patrol officials said.
The Porsche crossed the center median, traveled across north lanes and the Alton Parkway southbound on-ramp, before colliding into a toll booth building.
Catsouras was pronounced dead at the scene from head trauma.
Police said she was attempting to pass a gray Honda Civic traveling about 70 mph in the far left lane, when the Porsche clipped the Honda and lost control.
The Honda then veered to the left and hit the center median.
The driver of the Honda, a 20-year-old man from Rancho Santa Margarita, was taken by ambulance to Mission Hospital with minor to moderate injuries. Both drivers were wearing seatbelts.
Police found open alcoholic beverage containers inside of the Honda but alcohol is not suspected as a cause of the collision, CHP officials said.
A toll booth operator was believed to be in the structure at the time of the accident. There were no additional injuries, CHP officials said.
pics of the accident scene (warning: contains graphic imagery).. can be found here
I looked at the pics... let's just say, "head trauma" seems an understatement...