FILE: Vanessa Bryant agrees to $29m settlement with LA County over Kobe crash site photos

Los Angeles County has agreed to pay nearly 29 million USD to NBA superstar Kobe Bryant's widow, Vanessa, after police shared graphic images of his fatal helicopter crash. Bryant and his daughter Gianna died along with seven others when the aircraft crashed in the LA area.

During a trial in August 2022, Vanessa Bryant testified that news of the photos compounded her grief a month after the crash and that she had panic attacks at the thought that the photos might still be out there. California has since passed a state law prohibiting first responders from taking unauthorized pictures of people who die at the scene of an accident or crime.