According to Metropolis Express, on March 20, the US police disclosed more details about the death of Foremost Group Chairman Zhao Anji in a car accident: Zhao Anji was drunk before driving his Tesla into the water.
The Blanco County Sheriff's Office, where the incident occurred, stated that Zhao Anji's death was an "unfortunate accident." However, the office also pointed out that Zhao Anji's blood alcohol content was almost three times the state's legal limit.
According to the police toxicology test report, Zhao Anji’s blood alcohol concentration was 0.233 g/100 ml when he died. The upper limit of driving blood alcohol concentration in Texas where the incident occurred is 0.08 g/100 ml.
Called friends for about 8 minutes and said goodbye: I love you
According to China Overseas Chinese Network, 50-year-old Zhao Anji invited seven friends to a hotel near Johnson City, west of Austin, Texas, on February 10. After spending the weekend at the ranch, Zhao Anji died after having dinner with friends at the ranch on the evening of the 10th.
reported that the police watched the surveillance video of the scene, which showed that the Tesla driven by Anji Zhao rushed forward, then reversed over the limestone wall, and rushed into the pond at about 11:38 pm on the 10th.
Amber Keenan, a friend of Anji Zhao, told investigators that Anji Zhao called her at 11:42 on the night of the accident and said that the car was in water and that she was trapped in the car. The two talked on the phone for almost 8 minutes before the car slowly sank.
reported that Angie Zhao told Keenan that the water was rising and that he was going to die, and said "I love you" to Keenan. Then, Anji Zhao said goodbye to Keenan.
Zhao's friends swam to the car and tried to save her, and another friend was kayaking. Someone called 911 at 11:55 that night, and when law enforcement and firefighters arrived, they entered the water and tried to get into the Tesla. After breaking the driver's side window of the Tesla, a rescuer felt around and found Anji Zhao's hand.
At 1:40 a.m. on February 11, rescuers dragged Zhao Anji out of the car and brought him to the shore. After rescue, Zhao Anji was pronounced dead.
Bush County Deputy Sheriff Robert Woodring said that the release of the new detailed report also means that the investigation into the death case of Anji Zhao has come to an end.
accidentally engaged in reverse gear and unfortunately fell into the pond.
Public information shows that Angie Zhao (1973-2024) was born in the United States and her ancestral home is Jiading, Shanghai. She is the youngest daughter of the Chinese American shipping king Zhao Xicheng and the sister of the former U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao, China. Former independent non-executive director of the bank. From 1994 to 1996, he worked in the mergers and acquisitions department of Smith Barney (now part of Morgan Stanley Group). Anji Zhao became the CEO of Foremost Group in 2018. Since then, he has been leading the family shipping company founded by his father and is a leader in the U.S. shipping industry.
It is worth noting that according to previous media reports, the cause of Zhao Anji's car accident was that she made a mistake in shifting gears while driving her Tesla model x, causing the vehicle to fall into a pond and drown.
The accident occurred at midnight local time on February 11. According to reports, Angie Zhao’s husband Jim Bremer was attending a meeting in Dubai at the time, and Angie Zhao celebrated the Chinese New Year at a ranch with seven of her best friends who flew from New York. The ranch is fully equipped with more than a dozen stables, a swimming pool, large lawns and basketball courts.
Around 11:30 pm, Anji Zhao decided to return to her residence to be with her sleeping 3-year-old son. Since it was very cold that night and the temperature was very low, she chose to drive rather than walk. What is unexpected is that the distance that originally only took 4 minutes to drive has become a journey that Zhao Anji cannot finish.
reported that Anji Zhao was driving a dark blue Tesla Model It fell and fell directly into the pond of the pasture.
After the accident, Zhao Anji immediately called a friend for help, but because she could not open the car doors and windows, she and the car quickly sank into the icy water.According to rescuers at the scene, after the emergency rescue team arrived, they tried to break the windows but failed, and finally had to tow the vehicle out of the pond. When the vehicle was finally towed out, more than an hour had passed. Medical staff then performed emergency rescue operations for 43 minutes, but to no avail.
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