A 911 meets a toll booth...

[davepeck]

Ladera Ranch woman killed in 241 collision

Nicole Catsouras, 18, lost control of a Porsche 911 at over 100 mph before crossing median and crashing into northbound toll booth.

LAKE FOREST — 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.

http://www.ocregister.com/ocregister/homepage/abox/article_1341086.php

http://www.ocregister.com/ocregister/news/local/communities/rsm/article_1340232.php

Close-up pics (WARNING - GRAPHIC!!):
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[Todd]

"Catsouras was pronounced dead at the scene from head trauma."

I\'ll say!! Damn!!!! The pics that you didn\'t even put in the spoiler went very well with my breakfast. Mmmmmmm tasty!!

[Mamalakabubadaya]

eww those pictures are nasty.

why the hell would an 18-year-old have a porsche? it\'s unfortunate that the girl died, but this accident is the kind of thing that happens when an irresponsible kid gets a vehicle like that. i knew someone in high school who had a corvette and almost died when he totalled it in a street race. also knew plenty of other kids who didn\'t need to be driving a car that can easily reach such high speeds...

[Powerslave]

Did anyone else notice the sponsored links at the bottom of this thread? I\'m pretty sure one of the 101 Projects for Your Porshe 911 isn\'t cleaning brains out of the ashtray.

[kindm's]

Darwin Award winner ?

[skalnbyc]

why the hell would an 18-year-old have a porsche? .

It\'s the O.C. (I just spent the last 5 days down there).

[Todd]

I like the PB brain better than hers!!

[Jim Cobb]

ew...