Who was Nikki Catsouras?
Nikki Catsouras was a 18 year old girl who died in a car accident on February 3, 2006. The accident occurred when Catsouras was driving her father's Porsche 911 Carrera at a high rate of speed and lost control of the vehicle. She was ejected from the car and died at the scene.
The accident gained notoriety after pictures of Catsouras's body were posted on the internet. The images were taken by a passing motorist and were quickly spread across the web. The images were met with shock and disgust by many people, and they sparked a debate about the ethics of posting graphic images of deceased people online.