On February 11 this year, Chinese-American female entrepreneur Angie Zhao drowned and passed away on a ranch in Texas, attracting great attention from all walks of life. The latest report released by the US police on March 20 showed that Zhao Anji’s blood alcohol content exceeded the legal limit when he drowned.
According to reports from the Associated Press and the New York Times, the Blanco County Sheriff's Office in Texas concluded after an investigation that Angie Zhao's death was an "unfortunate accident" and her blood alcohol concentration at the time was per 233 mg per 100 ml, which is three times the legal limit for driving in the state.
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reported that this report described the incident that night. At that time, Anji Zhao was having dinner with some friends in the guest room of a private ranch. Around 11:30 p.m., guests began to return to their bedrooms or go home. Anji Zhao then drove the car in reverse and fell into a pond nearby. According to a previous report by the Wall Street Journal, Anji Zhao was driving a Tesla Model X car. When turning, he accidentally shifted the forward gear into reverse gear and fell directly into the pond. A police report released by
20 stated that a friend of Zhao Anji told investigators that he received a call from Zhao Anji at 11:42 pm, saying that the car was in the pond water and that he was trapped and could not get out. As the water levels continued to rise, Anji Zhao once said she was going to die. The call lasted about eight minutes, the report said. The friend then boarded a kayak and rowed toward the incident site, while the other friend jumped into the water, swam to the car and climbed onto the roof in an attempt to rescue Zhao Anji. A third friend called the police at 11:55 p.m. and continued the call for 11 minutes.
reported that law enforcement officers and firefighters descended into the water upon arrival and attempted to enter the vehicle to save the person. They broke the driver's side window, and an officer fumbled around and found Angie Zhao's hand. After Zhao Anji was brought ashore, emergency personnel gave her first aid, but they were unable to restore her heartbeat. At 1:40 a.m. on February 11, Anji Zhao was pronounced dead. The report disclosed that after toxicology testing, it was found that Zhao Anji’s blood alcohol concentration was 233 mg per 100 ml, which is higher than the legal limit of 80 mg per 100 ml in Texas.
reported that "after reviewing all evidence," Angie Zhao's death was determined to be an "unfortunate accident."
A spokesperson for Anji Zhao's family said in a statement that her death "is a terrible tragedy and the family's grief cannot be described in words." The statement said, "Her family is very grateful to the first responders and friends who worked hard to rescue her."
50-year-old Anji Zhao is originally from Jiading, Shanghai. She is the youngest daughter of Zhao Xicheng, an American Chinese entrepreneur and founder of Foremost Group, and the sister of former U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao. . Elaine Chao's husband, McConnell, suddenly announced his resignation as Senate party leader last month, saying that one of the direct reasons for this major decision was that the tragedy had left the family "facing an extraordinarily difficult period."
