Death of Angela Chao, (sister of Elaine) Under Criminal Investigation
The death earlier this month of Foremost Group CEO Angela Chao, the sister-in-law of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, is currently under "criminal investigation," a Texas sheriff's office said Thursday.
Chao, 50, was found dead shortly after midnight on Feb. 11 after being pulled out of a car that had gone into a pond on a private ranch in Johnson City, Texas, about 40 miles from Austin.
"This incident was not a typical accident," the Blanco County Sheriff's Office wrote in a letter to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Thursday.
"Although the preliminary investigation indicated this was an unfortunate accident, the Sheriff's Office is still investigating this accident as a criminal matter until they have sufficient evidence to rule out criminal activity," the letter said.
Chao was the sister of McConnell's wife, Elaine Chao, who has served as secretary of both the U.S. Labor and Transportation departments. Their father and mother founded the Foremost Group.
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It's one of those things: How large was the property? Where was the pond? How was the lighting? How familiar was she with the area? How often did they visit? (I know. I know. I know. her husband's corporation is a partial owner, but in Texas ponds come and go depending on weather. Sounds like the corporation purchased the property in 2020 ..etc Lifestyles of the rich and famous) How much was she drinking? etc etc.
Don't know where the property stops and starts etc Was it the ponds near the house or were they creek ponds?
Edit: According to weather underground...It rained .96 inches on Saturday morning. She was found just after midnight on Sunday.
…. kept ending up on the Chao’s Family’s ships on their way to Europe and N. America. Don’t
worry Gov. Abbott has his best man on the case.
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Now, the question: How often did they visit? (I know. I know...lifestyles of the rich and famous..they may have been infrequent visitors). Was she intoxicated? How was the lighting? Ponds in Texas are often temporary and their size is quite variable. (It had rained about four inches in January and that's enough to fill a pond) Last year, there likely weren't any ponds.
If they don't visit the property frequently and as you can see, it's a bunch of dirt road and it was midnight, it's easy to end up in a pond if there is no lighting.
To me, I just don't see how a crime was actually committed.
... how does a submerged driver operate the electric car windows?
I've never driven a Tesla, but my gas-powered car also has electric-powered windows. Once the motor shuts off, my car windows don't work. I'd assume it's the same for a Tesla?
Long story short - a submerged driver can operate old-style roll down windows and exit the car if they've driven into a pond. But electric windows make it impossible to save oneself.
