(Observer Network News) Angela Chao, chairman and CEO of Foremost Group, reportedly died in a car accident in Texas, USA, on February 11, local time, at the age of 50. On March 8, the Wall Street Journal disclosed several details about the death of Anji Zhao. It is said that Anji Zhao made a mistake while driving a Tesla model x SUV late at night on the 11th. He mistakenly shifted into reverse gear and fell into a pond.
Screenshot of Zhao Anji’s official website
According to reports, based on interviews with people close to Zhao Anji and local government officials, as well as a review of law enforcement documents, the accident may have occurred during Zhao Anji’s four-minute drive home. On that day, Anji Zhao and her friends gathered at a private ranch in Blanco County, Texas, to celebrate the Spring Festival. In order to get home before her son woke up the next day, Anji Zhao drove back to the main house of the ranch around 11:30 that night.
However, just a few minutes after setting off, Zhao Anji called a friend in a "panic" and said that she had made a mistake she had made before when driving the Tesla Model The vehicle fell into a pond and was sinking rapidly.
After receiving the call for help, Zhao Anji’s friends quickly called the police and rushed to the scene to try to rescue. According to the accident report of the local fire department, due to the remote location and complex terrain of the incident, rescuers arrived at the scene 24 minutes after receiving the call (approximately 12:28 a.m. local time on the 12th), and the diving team and trailer required for the rescue were Arrive later.
According to Blanco County Emergency Services Director Ben Oakley, Zhao Anji was unresponsive when the vehicle was towed out of the water. Rescuers pulled Angela Zhao out of the vehicle and tried to resuscitate her heart, but to no avail. Oakley said Angie Zhao was pronounced dead at the scene and was not taken to a hospital and no autopsy was performed.
The Wall Street Journal said that after the vehicle sank underwater, the driver only had about a minute to escape. If the window is not rolled down in time, the driver will need to break the window. But newer vehicles often use tempered glass or stronger laminated glass, making windows "almost impossible to break" underwater.
The pond that Zhao Anji drove into is located in his personal ranch. The picture is from the "Wall Street Journal"
Zhao Anji was born in the United States. She is the youngest daughter of the Chinese American shipping king Zhao Xicheng, the sister of former U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao, and the former independent independent bank of China. Executive Director, currently Chairman and CEO of Foremost Group of America.
According to the obituary released by the Zhao family on February 12, Anji Zhao died in a car accident late at night on the 11th local time. Media reports at the time stated that Angie Zhao’s vehicle was found submerged in a pond on her private ranch in Blanco County, Texas.
"The Wall Street Journal" and "Business Insider" mentioned that Angie Zhao's sudden death triggered a series of conspiracy theories on social media. Among them, J. Kyle Bass, a well-known American hedge fund manager and founder of Texas-based Hyman Capital Management, recently posted on social media questioning whether the Tesla driven by Zhao Anji had "suffered a hacker attack" and urged the police to investigate. Vehicle's driving log.
The Blanco County Sheriff's Office in Texas declined a request for information, citing an ongoing investigation. But a local public information officer wrote in a letter to the Texas Attorney General on February 29: "The preliminary investigation indicates that this was an unfortunate accident, but the Sheriff's Office is still treating this accident as a criminal matter. Investigate until they have enough evidence to rule out criminal activity.”
The Wall Street Journal mentioned that according to a person familiar with the matter, no one in Zhao’s family blamed Tesla. Anji Zhao and his wife own three Teslas and often talk about the benefits of electric vehicles for the earth, while her husband, Jim Breyer, considers himself a friend of Musk.
Last month, when Zhao Anji’s brother-in-law and US Senate Republican leader McConnell announced his resignation, he talked about Zhao Anji’s unfortunate death, saying, “This is a particularly difficult time for my family.” People familiar with the matter said that Angie Zhao’s death was one of the factors that factored into McConnell’s decision to resign.
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