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On June 12, 2026, Chao’s vehicle rear-ended a car on northbound Interstate 15 near Levan without braking, pushing it into another and sending all three off the road. No brake marks were found, and she admitted fault to responders; a phone search confirmed the site access moments earlier. Lichfield, a backseat passenger from Fillmore, suffered a fatal head injury despite being airlifted to a hospital. Chao faces a second-degree felony charge of automobile homicide, with a court date set for November 17.