California woman is charged after a Utah crash killed a grandfather minutes after she allegedly opened a porn site

Scott LaVar Lichfield, 66, died after being airlifted to hospital following the June 12 crash on I-15, which police say left no brake marks on the road.

Christine Chao, 44, is accused of accessing a pornography website less than two minutes before ploughing her SUV into slowed traffic on the I-15 in Juab County. Scott LaVar Lichfield, 66, a backseat passenger, suffered a fatal head injury. Officers found no brake marks at the scene. Chao, from Rosemead in LA County, faces her first court appearance on November 17.

Chao allegedly 'told officers she was at fault' immediately after the June 12 crash.

She is charged with text messaging or email automobile homicide, a second-degree felony.

Lichfield's obituary called him a 'very loved gentle soul' who loved playing Santa Claus.

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