Angela Chao, a billionaire and sister-in-law to Mitch McConnell, tragically drowned after a fatal mistake in her Tesla led to the vehicle becoming completely submerged in a pond on her remote Texas ranch. The incident occurred while Chao was attempting a 3-point turn; she accidentally put the car in reverse instead of drive, a mistake she had previously made with the Tesla gearshift. Despite the tragic outcome, the family does not blame Tesla, with Jim Breyer, Chao's brother-in-law, noting their appreciation for the brand and his personal friendship with Elon Musk. The accident took place after Chao had been celebrating the Chinese New Year with friends at the ranch. Billionaire Jim Breyer was in Dubai at the time and was informed of the accident by a friend of his wife. The strengthened glass windows of the Tesla, designed for safety, unfortunately made it impossible to break or open, contributing to the tragic outcome. The incident is now being investigated as a criminal matter. The story has led to increased public interest in tools for shattering windows of submerged cars.
Mitch McConnell's sister-in-law Angela Chao drowned in sinking Tesla because its strengthened glass windows were 'impossible to break or open' https://t.co/fpO6agjoyV https://t.co/fme3YKN1Bu
US CEO Angela Chao may have died after ‘mistakenly putting her car in reverse’ https://t.co/hYCus5PHog
So I read this story and it freaked me out so much that I panic ordered multiple tools for shattering windows of a submerged car “A Mistake in a Tesla and a Panicked Final Call: The Death of Angela Chao”https://t.co/VU318e6Trj
Mitch McConnell's billionaire shipping mogul sister-in-law drowned after making fatal mistake in her Tesla https://t.co/tLeFR03I87 https://t.co/fmKyOvHeZa
A new report in The Wall Street Journal details the last moments of billionaire Angela Chao as her Tesla slowly sank in a pond on her remote Texas ranch. https://t.co/Fnn1alyOFV
Though she was one of the world’s most powerful women, when Angela Chao's car slipped beneath the cold water in a pond on her sprawling Texas ranch, all the power and status in the world were irrelevant. Hers is a tragic story of a life cut short. https://t.co/vjXCSmQspH
Mitch McConnell's billionaire sister-in-law dies in a car crash that's now being investigated as a criminal matter and not long after Mitch says he'll step down from the senate leadership. Kind of reminds me of that strange "car crash" that made Brian Kemp act strange in 2020... https://t.co/0LfVuQoNDb
Mitch McConnell’s billionaire sister-in-law Angela Chao made panicked last call before dying in ‘completely submerged’ Tesla on Texas ranch: report https://t.co/qqtHayOBc3 https://t.co/qyYauGkIo1
Mitch McConnell's billionaire shipping mogul sister-in-law drowned after making fatal mistake in her Tesla: Angela Chao's final moments are revealed including desperate phone call for help after partying with girlfriends on her Texas ranch https://t.co/4DNosr0klP https://t.co/pd7r1DEzPY
A Mistake in a Tesla and a Panicked Final Call: The Death of Angela Chao - WSJ https://t.co/vAY9kew8ru
A mistake in a Tesla. A panicked final call. The story of the tragic error that killed Angela Chao. https://t.co/dbWMu7Mcnl https://t.co/dbWMu7Mcnl
It's FASCINATING that Breyer, the brother-in-law of Trump's Secretary of Transportation (Elaine Chao, who was in charge of NHTSA) is "a friend of Musk's." THAT might explain NHTSA doing ZERO from 2017 to 2021 to regulate Tesla's multiple deadly safety issues. https://t.co/Kgox3sCnRp
Billionaire Jim Breyer was in Dubai when he got a call from a friend of his wife, who’d been celebrating the Chinese New Year at their remote Texas ranch. There had been a tragic accident. W/ @vbauerlein @Tawnell @efindell https://t.co/UFu5Wgg4sw
"While making a 3-point turn, she put the car in reverse instead of drive... It is a mistake she had made before with the Tesla gearshift." "No one in the family blames Tesla... Breyer and his wife had three Teslas and loved them... Breyer considers himself a friend of Musk’s." https://t.co/Kgox3sCnRp
A Mistake in a Tesla and a Panicked Final Call: The Death of Angela Chao https://t.co/T4pzQP7rcc