Why are people talking about Karen Read?

[https://www.npr.org/2025/06/18/nx-s1-5435406/karen-read-acquitted-trial-verdict-not-guilty](https://www.npr.org/2025/06/18/nx-s1-5435406/karen-read-acquitted-trial-verdict-not-guilty)

I've literally never heard of this person or her trials until today. Is she just a rich white lady on trial, or is she famous for something else?