Billionaire Drowns After Driving Tesla Model X SUV Into Pond | Angela Chao Case Analysis
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- Опубліковано 11 бер 2024
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I had a friend who was a personal assistant to a powerful man. One day her boss was following a colleague's car with his own when the colleague got into a car accident. He called my friend, his assistant, and yelled, "Bob's been in an accident! Call the police!" and she said, "YOU call the police! You're the one who's THERE!" He was stunned silent by the suggestion for a good few seconds. He was so used to telling her to do things for him, the idea of doing it himself was foreign.
Wtf?
Sadly I think you are on point with this story. She maybe was so used to getting helped out that when she panicked her natural reaction was to call for help. Also if she was drunk, I've stopped friends from drunk driving on holiday myself - they almost crashed us for good while getting groceries. I think that mindset just begs for accidents. The moment you feel safe being drunk in front of the wheel is always cheesy as hell, right? Life just doesn't care about the holiday swag.
😆@@PamelaZKemper
I had the same thing happen to someone who was in a situation that required police. They used their time to call me to tell me to call the police for them. Smh
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I live in a rural area of my country - if anything happens out here you are on your own. You have to look out for yourself.
💯 you don’t call for assistance whenever the car is filling up for water
Exactly. Always assume no one is coming to save you!
You think someone like her can actually do that? She was pampered her entire life. A far leftist from New York and San Fran, and she moved to Texas bringing her leftist politics. She only ran to Texas because NYC and SF shut down during the pandemic so she ran to a Red state. Angela, from what I've read, was also a Chine Communist sympathizer too. Her and her circles are the ones who are trying to tell us to eat bugs and not cows so the planet could be saved. Only if she can save herself from her stupidity.
This is how it was when breaking down just about anywhere before the cell phone existed.
@@Dodgerzden Right! Terrifying now that you mention it.
Water pressure in a sinking vehicle does not "equalise when it reaches bottom".
It equalises when it has completely filled with water
Yeah, he worded that one oddly.
If you're not able to open your door/window immediately, you kind of _have_ to wait for equalization unless you have a glass breaker on-hand.
I agree with you 100%, also what about the electric car aspect? Did the water cause the electrics to fail preventing any emergency exit? The Rich family should have this investigated to figure if the car had a catastrophic failure from water exposure.
@@redslateAnother expert said the side windows were laminated so they can't be broken.
I tried to break my regular car window with a hammer. It just chipped.
I've always heard to try to break a window. After my hammer experience, I don't know.
They now said unroll the window in the first 30 seconds.
@kathleennorton2228 You definitely want to try the window/door first.
Laminated side windows are becoming more common. It's good to know the specs of the vehicle you're driving.
@@silverblue9286 Water causes the electronic features to fail in all cars, not just the electric ones. If you don't have a manual backup, you've got to be cognizant enough to lower the windows within seconds, before the water reaches them.
Given that she was hosting friends from out of town and the incident occurred late in the night, it is possible she had some drinks and so was slightly impaired, thus the incorrect gear selection and failure to make a correction in time.
The toxicology report was just released (March 20, and her BAC was 0.233.
What a very sad tragedy 😢
YUP👇👇
Chao, 50, died Feb. 10 after having dinner with seven of her close friends on her 4,500-acre ranch in Johnson City, west of Austin. The group had gathered for a "girl's weekend" at the property, which is home to multiple stock ponds, dwellings and out buildings, the police report said.
Chao had invited seven friends to the ranch for a weekend getaway, according to the report. They had attended a Pitbull concert in Austin the night before.
The Blanco County Sheriff's Office ruled Chao's death an "unfortunate accident," according to a report on the investigation released Wednesday. An autopsy was not performed on Chao, but a toxicology test revealed her blood alcohol concentration level was nearly three times the legal limit in Texas, the report said.
"The toxicology results indicated Chao had a blood alcohol concentration level of 0.233 g/100 mL," investigator Adam Acosta wrote. The state's legal BAC limit is 0.08.
The investigative report states "all were in good spirits" when Chao departed from the guest house at 11:37 p.m. for a four-minute drive back to the main residence. Moments later, tragedy unfolded as security camera footage showed her Tesla Model X lurch and then reverse over limestone blocks and into the pond.
One of Chao's guests, Amber Keinan, told detectives that Chao called her at 11:42 p.m. and said she had driven her vehicle into the pond. Chao told Keinan she could not get out of the car and said it was filling up with water. They remained on the phone for eight minutes as the car slowly became submerged.
"Chao told Keinan the water was rising and she was going to die and said ‘I love you,'" the report states. "Chao then said her good byes to Keinan."
The report described Chao's voice as "calm."
Friends got into a kayak and attempted to reach the vehicle. Others called 911 at 11:55 p.m. and spoke with a dispatcher for 11 minutes.
Several minutes passed before law enforcement and firefighters arrived and began rescue operations. A deputy used a tool to break through the driver's side window of the Tesla and located Chao. An EMS worker attempted life-saving measures, but Chao was pronounced dead at the scene at 1:40 a.m.
"Although we are heartbroken, my family and I have the deep conviction - nurtured by our Christian faith - that we will see Angela again, along with her mother and my beloved wife, Ruth Mulan Chu Chao, and our daughter and her sister Jeanette. They are forever in our hearts and our minds," he said.
2ND REPORT👇
On Feb. 10 at 11:53 p.m., a sheriff's deputy received a 911 call describing how a woman - later identified as Chao - had driven into a stock pond located between the ranch's main house and a guest house. The deputy arrived at the ranch about 17 minutes later and saw a man standing on top of a submerged vehicle about 25 yards from the pond's bank, according to the report.
The report says deputies, who jumped into the pond after stripping off some of their gear, struggled to extract Chao from the vehicle. The deputies attempted to find her by swimming through an opened back passenger door but were "unable to," according to the report.
The report describes a hectic scene. As the rescue effort continued, a group of Chao's friends were "screaming frantically" at the deputies from the pond's bank. They told deputies they knew Chao was inside the vehicle because she had called one of them as the Tesla was sinking.
The phone call lasted eight minutes, according to the report. During the call, Chao told her friend she was unable to get out, the water was rising and that she was going to die. She told the friend, "I love you," before the vehicle went underwater.
The friend Chao called had entered the pond with a kayak to attempt a rescue, according to the report.
Once additional emergency responders arrived, an emergency medical responder and a firefighter joined the deputies in the pond with tools, including a pike pole and a Halligan bar, a multipurpose tool used by firefighters, to force an entry. They managed to break a side window and extract Chao, according to the report.
Chao was removed from the vehicle at about 12:56 a.m., according to Benjamin Oakley, the emergency medical services chief for Blanco County. EMS responders delivered "advanced life support" for 43 minutes to try to resuscitate her.
Chao was pronounced dead at 1:40 a.m., according to the report.
That's what I heard. Maybe it is just a rumor, but I heard she was about 3X over the legal limit to drive. Of course, even if true, she was on her own property. Still...it just goes to show that it is never a good idea to operate a deadly vehicle when impaired.
After I heard about this in February. I removed all the windows from my vehicle, even though my wife thought it was a bad idea to take out the front windshield, she gives me a dirty look every time she peels a net or a bug off her eyeballs and teeth
as someone who's been underwater in a vehicle, escape immediately is definitely the best advice. dr. grande nails it again.
- His best advice was to avoid the situation, Sir Drama. js
What happened to u?
Try and roll down the windows immediately for faster equilibrium and an escape route.
Also, don’t drink and drive (even if it’s on your own private property)
Having been underwater, seat belted, upside-down in a water survival training class, I completely agree.
You said it as if anyone would intentionally try to escape slow 😒
Nah, I'm rolling down windows before I hit the water. Already rehearsed that. Everytime I trailer boats in and out of the water, all windows are already down, for voice communication, and i can bail IF the thing goes down. Be prepared. Good luck breaking that glass. Often you can't even with a tool.
It is hard to think clearly when you are drinking.
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Should be common sense but that’s great advice!!!!
Nice Caddyshack reference
SMART
years ago I was driving down the highway in winter. I was listening to music and had a sudden desire to open my window all the way down. I felt the cold air and kept driving for a while with the window open, then suddenly I lost control of the vehicle and it ended up upside down and a total loss. I unbuckled my seat belt and climbed out of the upside vehicle. not a scratch. Thank God I opened the window beforehand.
So probably what happened is that when you rolled the windows down in the winter, you got so cold you blacked out, next thing you knew you were upside down. So it wasn't a miracle it was just a crazy idea and you caused the wreck in the first place. LOL!! (Okay, okay, I'm just kidding.....) : - )
@@jlrutube1312Possibly not, but I find cold usually wakes me up instead. In theory the different resistance between sides could be a factor but I doubt that too. Probably ice since it was winter. More likely at night.
As someone who had an opportunity to get to know Angela a little on several occasions, she impressed me with her kindness, intelligence and good humor. Just a terrible accident. Rest in peace dear Angela.
I appreciate this comment.
I agree, it was an unfortunare accident.
The measurement of intellect is solely subjective to the actual intelligence of the assessor.
@@harryricochet8134 Yes, we cannot see above our own intelligence, unless we are shown.
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A woman of her caliber didn’t learn how to swim? Even middle and poor class people are paying for their kids to have swimming lessons. My condolences to her family though.
After the scare of an accident, all logical thinking can disappear.
Stupid shifter on a stupid EV. "Built for noobs. Imagine the low resale prices. "RIP
@@chefgiovanniReal people drive stick shifts or automatics with traditional gear shifters.
Pretty sure there wasn't much thinking, logic or balanced decision making going on with this spoilt soul at any point in her charmed existence
Complete disconnect from the reality most of us navigate successfully on a daily basis
Stopping short of "sucked in" but....
There's certainly something not unsatisfying about an elite billionaire CEO driving themself into a pond & drowning whilst on the phone asking for someone to save her, because you know she's too important to save herself & that's someone else's job & though many people have likely lost their lives due to shipping disasters overseen by her business she doesn't do self preservation or swimming or anything now
Sink or swim?
Fitting death for a shipping magnate?
Panic is the word you are looking for.
@@chefgiovanni Did you watch the video? He stated that the shifter is not uncommon and found on many vehicles. It has nothing to do with the drive train. Oh yes, and I do drive the same Model X from 2 years earlier. The only time it does not shift on command is when you first turn it on and it goes through the blinken lights and gives seatbelt warnings, etc. A 1 second delay before you can drive, and a nice nudge to get the seatbelt on. Like any other car you do need to take the time to get familiar. Stick shifts and gear selectors come in a wide variety. The stalks do all kinds of things differently.
The only car that may have let her escape would be some vintage antique with actual roll down windows. However, the back seat in the Model X is dumb. The no power door latch is hidden behind a speaker grille. Better just use the front.
If she spent most of her time in NYC, she most likely didn't drive very often and was probably an inexperienced driver. Very sad that she drowned in a pond in a vehicle. Those last few moments must have been terrifying for her.
And painful
Exactly!
she lead a sheltered life of fashion $$$ and little on being mentally and physically strong.
One could make another comment about her driving but UA-cam would delete it
@@beavcleav3086have some empathy demon
According to CNBC, Chao's blood-alcohol levels were nearly three times what is legally permissible for drivers on public roads in Texas.
These accidents are common in The Netherlands.
The official advice of the Dutch Navy who conducted many tests on this matter is to brace your feet against the inside of the windshield and try to kick the windshield out completely.
This used to be quite easy on older cars but modern windshields are fixed far more firmly into position so good luck.
you would think it would be easy with those wooden shoes
Or when you are driving near any body of water , roll down your windows and unlock you door! When I drive across the Chesapeake Bay Bridge, I always do that! A woman 's car was hit on that bridge and her car over over the bridge! A tractor trailer hit her! She was very fortunate to have survived that accident!
If she had driven a BYD U8 E-SUV that can swim in water for 30 min, she would not have died. But Chinese EVs are banned in the US.
Good luck with that advice. Even old cars it would be difficult to kick out. You simply wouldn’t have time to do it either.
@@SeminarioMAE😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Imagine being that fortunate, only to die in such an odd and incredibly tragic way.
REMOTECONTROL done by
Just goes to show it is a fallen world. This ain't paradise.
@@destroya3303 HER BILLIONS REMAIN BEHIND to be fought over by lawyers and relatives
People die everyday.
It goes to show you that fortunes do not equate to fortunate. Enjoy each day and don't worry about the money or lack of :).
As a billionare she was not accustomed to open car doors or rolling down windows herself so her natural reaction was to call someone to do it for her.
She wasn't always a billionaire. At one point, she was a commoner just like us.
@@samanthalake5011are you sure about that?
@@samanthalake5011before she was a millionaire.
I think she was born very wealthy, already.
LOL. The far left billionaire Chinese Communist Party sympathizer. They love telling us working class people how to live our lives when they can't even put the car in drive.
@@samanthalake5011 Are you smoking that Jeffrey? Angela Chao's father started a shipping business that was worth billions since the 60s, before she was even born. She was no commoner. She was born into extreme wealth and was also a Chinese Communist Party sympathizer. She was a board member of the Bank of China. This lady had serious shady ties. She's also an activist who wanted us to eat bugs instead of meat to lower carbon.
This is so terrible for her child and family. May God rest her soul. ❤🕊️
All the stench of a privileged life. I cut hair in S.F., Ca.for a living and it's always the case that my wealthiest clients (tech millionaires) have the smallest array of life skills. Many can't swim, ride a bike, use a manual transmission, change a tire, etc. The meek shall truly inherit the earth the moment the network fails.
I worked with someone who didn’t know how to ride a bike and she was 40. The mind boggles. It’s such an integral part of growing up
idk if you understand, but those helpless tech millionaires *are* the meek
to be fair most americans cant drive stick shift
Lol why you gotta hate on us people who drive automatics like that? lolol
Gee, I grew up poor and never had to drive a manual transmission. This was in the 1950's in Midwest. I don't have the upper body strength to change a tire either but I rode bicycles when younger. Now I am too old.
The older I get the more I realize that going to a particular university doesn’t make one smart. It indicates that you’re good at doing what you’re told to do and you come almost certainly from a wealthy background. I know people who have degrees from Ivy League schools who couldn’t creatively solve a problem if their life depended on it.
Educated people are some of the stupidest. They're lost without a textbook or white board.
Book smart doesn't mean street smart.
It's a feel-good sentiment to say that of the rich or elite, but I think what is closer to the truth is that they are just like everyone else.
You get a degree to learn how to think like everyone else.
Yeah, Dubya comes to mind.
What a horrible and scary way to die 😢
Agreed
What’s more horrible is an Asian man with 5 daughters and no son/legacy. This qualifies for one of those “dumbest way to die” lists.
Drowning is one of the worst ways to die. A tragic situation for her.
@@kevinmalone3210 why didn't she just open the door? 5 feet of water. That's all.
Autopsy indicates she was drunk as a skunk at nearly three times the driving limit.
That takes determination, was she at a drinking festival.
@@torilessMust have been because she was polluted......and then all her buddies and family then try to blame Tesla.
Sad
Exactly my first guess. She needed to move within her own ranch and she was 100% sure she would not be caught by the police and doing so on her own property gave her a false sense of safety.
And the Tesla killed her.
You are telling me that this woman was so helpless that she sat inside a submerging vehicle and tried to make phone calls?
Many people don’t understand the water pressure immediately makes the doors very hard to open It’s not like people don’t attempt to escape they just simply can’t 😅
@@OldHatefulCracka-zo6sm roll down the freaking windows then?
Yes, you should. Don't stop to look around or go through the glove compartment, just roll down the window. Unfortunately most cars don't have the manual cranks to lower the window, so you'll need a functioning electrical system. So, you should be lowering the window while you have power, before theelectrical system craps out. If you can't get the window down, it'll be nearly impossible to open the car door because of the pressure difference between the inside and outside of the car. This is when you absolutely need to control your panic because you're going to have to be patient. Slow your breathing, take a couple of deep breaths and calm down. If you do you'll be ok. The car is going to fill with water, but that's exactly what you want, that's your plan. Staying calm as the car fills take a deep breath and hold it. Now you should be able to open the door. The pressure has equalized. The door will feel heavy and it'll be hard to push open but it will open. Now it is open and you can swim to the surface. Remain calm, calm saves your life, panic kills you. If you don't know which way is up then blow out some bubbles and follow them to the surface.
Yep
Being rich does not equal smart
How she meet two billionaire husbands in a row though?! 😂 That part!
She was no looker
IKR, I guess it is easier when you are one yourself!
She was very wealthy even before she meet them.
Billionaires can only marry each other. 1-Because they're nuts. 2-Because they only trust other rich people to not just be after their money.
It's a tightly knit group.
I experienced this firsthand this weekend lol after flying to Dallas and renting a Mercedes SUV on Turo... while traveling in the dark and rain I tried to turn on the wipers and instead shifted into neutral at 70+ miles per hour. Thankfully the computer is smart enough not to allow it to go into reverse while traveling forward at that speed but was still stressful with my wife and son in the car and crazy traffic around me... By muscle memory I grabbed the shift lever at least 10 times this weekend thinking I was activating the wipers! I've driven many hundreds of models of vehicles but it's difficult to bypass muscle memory from my daily driver.
Interesting, since the 2020 Model X selector is a Mercedes part ....
@@rogerstarkey5390 oh that's funny
I like the old PRNDL mechanical column shifters, but I still don't get why Tesla and Mercedes put dainty little electronic shift levers right where the wiper controls are on many other cars. If they don't want to waste space on the center console, why not put such a control on the dashboard, with a position for each mode instead of indicators that need to be checked by eye?
Why were you driving 70 mph in the dark and in the rain...
You need a proper Toyota, these are warning signs🤔
...so young, she's just 50... R.I.P. Ms. Angela🥀🥀🥀🥀🥀🥀
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headrests can be pulled up from the seat back and metal rods can be used to break the window.
Thank you.
Apparently you need a screwdriver or something small and thin to release a pin to get the headrest to come off on a model Y. I just looked it up that’s ridiculous that you gotta do that
Also, Tesla's glass is reinforced - rescuers were reportedly unable to break it.
... sadly, very few people know this.
I’ll show you a metal rod
Terrible. Im sorry for her son's loss.
Like you could give a s***
Her son will be just fine.
He will inherit billions without doing anything. He'll be fine. Feel sorry for the starving children in developing countries from which these billionaires plunder their resources.
@@JohnChaffer-cd4bt why would they not, nobody wants a child to lose their parent
@scottandrews947 Oh okay mr sanctimonious. Hey everyone! Come see how much this guy cares about children in developing countries and yet can’t even show compassion to a single individual just because they have a lot of money.
Easy to love ‘people’ not so much the individual.
Update, she was drunk according to her autopsy.
I live in Central Texas and have been following the story. Just got a news alert from the Austin American-Statesman that said a toxicology report was just released and her BAC was 0.233 (our legal limit is, like most places in the US) is a 0.08. This was probably a major factor, too.
How many drinks does this equate to?
For a woman of her size that is seriously drunk.
@@beezer370 Chao, 50, died Feb. 10 after having dinner with seven of her close friends on her 4,500-acre ranch in Johnson City, west of Austin. The group had gathered for a "girl's weekend" at the property, which is home to multiple stock ponds, dwellings and out buildings, the police report said.
Chao had invited seven friends to the ranch for a weekend getaway, according to the report. They had attended a Pitbull concert in Austin the night before.
The Blanco County Sheriff's Office ruled Chao's death an "unfortunate accident," according to a report on the investigation released Wednesday. An autopsy was not performed on Chao, but a toxicology test revealed her blood alcohol concentration level was nearly three times the legal limit in Texas, the report said.
"The toxicology results indicated Chao had a blood alcohol concentration level of 0.233 g/100 mL," investigator Adam Acosta wrote. The state's legal BAC limit is 0.08.
The investigative report states "all were in good spirits" when Chao departed from the guest house at 11:37 p.m. for a four-minute drive back to the main residence. Moments later, tragedy unfolded as security camera footage showed her Tesla Model X lurch and then reverse over limestone blocks and into the pond.
One of Chao's guests, Amber Keinan, told detectives that Chao called her at 11:42 p.m. and said she had driven her vehicle into the pond. Chao told Keinan she could not get out of the car and said it was filling up with water. They remained on the phone for eight minutes as the car slowly became submerged.
"Chao told Keinan the water was rising and she was going to die and said ‘I love you,'" the report states. "Chao then said her good byes to Keinan."
The report described Chao's voice as "calm."
Friends got into a kayak and attempted to reach the vehicle. Others called 911 at 11:55 p.m. and spoke with a dispatcher for 11 minutes.
Several minutes passed before law enforcement and firefighters arrived and began rescue operations. A deputy used a tool to break through the driver's side window of the Tesla and located Chao. An EMS worker attempted life-saving measures, but Chao was pronounced dead at the scene at 1:40 a.m.
"Although we are heartbroken, my family and I have the deep conviction - nurtured by our Christian faith - that we will see Angela again, along with her mother and my beloved wife, Ruth Mulan Chu Chao, and our daughter and her sister Jeanette. They are forever in our hearts and our minds," he said.
2ND REPORT👇
On Feb. 10 at 11:53 p.m., a sheriff's deputy received a 911 call describing how a woman - later identified as Chao - had driven into a stock pond located between the ranch's main house and a guest house. The deputy arrived at the ranch about 17 minutes later and saw a man standing on top of a submerged vehicle about 25 yards from the pond's bank, according to the report.
The report says deputies, who jumped into the pond after stripping off some of their gear, struggled to extract Chao from the vehicle. The deputies attempted to find her by swimming through an opened back passenger door but were "unable to," according to the report.
The report describes a hectic scene. As the rescue effort continued, a group of Chao's friends were "screaming frantically" at the deputies from the pond's bank. They told deputies they knew Chao was inside the vehicle because she had called one of them as the Tesla was sinking.
The phone call lasted eight minutes, according to the report. During the call, Chao told her friend she was unable to get out, the water was rising and that she was going to die. She told the friend, "I love you," before the vehicle went underwater.
The friend Chao called had entered the pond with a kayak to attempt a rescue, according to the report.
Once additional emergency responders arrived, an emergency medical responder and a firefighter joined the deputies in the pond with tools, including a pike pole and a Halligan bar, a multipurpose tool used by firefighters, to force an entry. They managed to break a side window and extract Chao, according to the report.
Chao was removed from the vehicle at about 12:56 a.m., according to Benjamin Oakley, the emergency medical services chief for Blanco County. EMS responders delivered "advanced life support" for 43 minutes to try to resuscitate her.
Chao was pronounced dead at 1:40 a.m., according to the report.
Duh! I predicted it before reading this, just another DUI. Too drunk to know what gear she was in or care and figure out what to do next.
I’m not surprised that she tried to delegate her rescue instead of actually doing something to save herself.
I have a sibling who was high up in the organisation that he worked in. Our very frail elderly bed/chair-bound mother was in a nursing home. He would ring me from her bedside and tell me that mum needed a nurse. The nurses station was six paces from her room. I told him to fetch the nurse, but he said it’d be better if I did it. So I had a bizarre conversation with the nurse in which I said mum needed her to attend to her, and I knew that because my brother was sitting right next to her as we spoke, and had rung to tell me.
You couldn’t make this stuff up.
These ‘powerful’ people are actually quite helpless.
Not all privileged individuals are helpless. Just like the rest of us, SOME make more mistakes, panic, and are😢 simply ignorant regarding safety, I guess.
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You are a nice daughter Suzanne 😊
they have bought underground bunkers. haa haaa
@@esecallum
They DO know how to spend money on expensive items!! // If things DO go south, and they get stuck in their bunker, the chauffeur and maid probably won't put up with their stupidity!! Surprise, surprise!!
"And all your money won't another minute buy." ~ "Dust in the Wind," Kansas.
while most of us struggle to pay the rent to avoid becoming "homeless" as we are ... some people have 1O bedroom guest houses at the end of the ranch
But isn't _life_ beautiful?
Someone always has it better.
Someone always has it worse.
Question. If a crazy lunatic found you and said, "you need to legally increase your income by $1000 a month or I'll kill everyone you love. You have two months to figure it out."
Would you be able to do it?
Let's say that you could do it. Let's say you do it. What happens if the same person comes back with the same threat. Could you do it again?
How long would it take for failure? Would you even fail?
What if the threat was 2k a month? 5k? 10k?
I'm pretty sure that anyone could figure it out if forced to.
Maybe I'm wrong.
Complacency is familiar. Change can be hard.
I think if we are in love with life, we create uncomfortable situations that force us to be creative and grow because we're in love with life. 😂😂😂
@@halliadams5987 sounds like a criminal's confession and or a marketing bit to convince us to join your pyramid scheme buddy
@@halliadams5987 she was born to be billionaire, she married billionaire politicians, your comment just makes no sense, whether you're a golddigging wh... or a pyramid scheme mf
@@JenniferMoleski the stupid bs coming out of you criminals is sick
This happened in Blanco County near Johnson City in the Texas Hill Country. This is a sparsely settled area and the nearest water rescue unit is out of San Marcos which is usually available the next day for recovery purposes. A county sheriff was probably on duty and the paramedics are from Johnson City Volunteer Fire Department. This is not a full service Big City operation so expectations of folks from the big city may not be met. The response to this incident is typical for this area. Country living puts more responsibility for safety on the individual.
That's why I love the country.
This is accurate. People often do not realize how massive Texas is and the many miles in between major metropolitan areas. I grew up in the hill country and tragic accidents on ranches are not uncommon
I do crime stats and emergency services/amenities research about an area before I buy property. Isn't that a standard thing?
@@metamorphicme9378no. Most people can barely afford rent , let alone buy multiple properties.
@@metamorphicme9378 Some people are born into an area rather than choosing it for themselves. It can be a while before they get perspective on other places.
If you ever drive into water: roll down the windows and open the door immediately. The deeper you get the harder it becomes to open the door because too the pressure.
The issue with rolling down the windows is that it is an EV being upside down, so there is no physical way of moving the windows... Also keep in mind there is no pressure, as the car isn't air tight. There might be some brief pressure during the initial opening or resistance from water currents. She might have had fear of water thus not opening the doors. :(
Vehicle electric.....
@@momchilandonovwhy was there no pressure in the car? No car is completely air tight but it’s near impossible to open the doors once in the water. You almost always either need to bust out a window or wait until the car fills completely up which is terrifying and dangerous.
Here’s a good tip though. Look at the stickers on your windows and see if they are labelled. Laminate is almost impossible to break. Tempered will shatter much easier. In my car my front windows are all laminate so if I’m ever in water and the electric windows stop working I’ll need to get in the back seat and bust out those windows because they are tempered. A window breaking device won’t work on laminate. I always check the stickers when I get a new car because Ive knows two people to drown in their cars. Some years back after the second incident I researched how to get out of a car. Showed my parents, my kids, nephews, and boyfriend which windows on their vehicle were labelled tempered and bought window breaking tools for all of our cars. It’s always best to know what to do ahead of time incase the door don’t open.
Problem is you have to search in your touch screen for the right menu to roll down the window! it's insane!
@@crumcon Really?
She probably had a few drinks with her friends that evening and just wanted to go home and got confused, could not swim, and panicked. Poor woman.
By far the best analysis I have heard so far. Thank you for this rational and considered analysis.
You can have all the money in the world and all the luxury items but if technology fails you and fails you bad all that money cannot save you.
True, and you can't fix stupid.
BLAME the PERFECTLY WORKING CAR?
Sound like her brain failed her.
Musk would tell you his technology cannot fail. It can only be failed. As a fellow billionaire, Angela would understand.
Did technology fail in this instance?
On the first day I bought my Tesla Model 3, I drove from the top of a 6000 ft mountain peak to the bottom, only to realize that I was in Neutral.
And on the second day, did you have to replace the brakes?
@@pault151Maybe not, as they also use regenerate braking. However not sure if it’s engage in neutral. I think some are, that’s why they have to disable the function for towing.
😂❤😂❤😂
YEOWZER!!
No you didn't.
Can't wait to see the toxicology report.
You won't.
she was drunk. maybe had already taken her night meds - xanax or ambien. you watch.
Yep, my first thought. Stress could be an issue too.
@@toomanybears_ .233 BAC - it was just in the Austin news reports.
@@atxcats42 That explains a lot.
Water and water egress don't phase me. Especially knowing that power door locks, even headlights, will continue to work for at least a short time underwater, and longer in fresh water, like a pond.
But FINDING THE DOOR HANDLES...I've been in cars in full daylight where the stylists had done such a good job of hiding the door handles, that I had to ask "How do I get out?".
Ive been in Teslas when I get Uber. I always forget how to open the doors
HOW and why do I find disturbing events soothing when Dr Grande is speculating about them?
It’s his voice and subtle humor
Because you may be perverted. Don't take it personally.
It's the Keith Morrison and Bill Kurtis effect!
I wish he was the one to tell me there was no Santa Claus.
@@susanmann5286what do you mean there's no Santa Claus?!
Don't drink and drive.
It ain't rocket science.
There is a diver that has made this a niche. Finding drivers final resting place in the water.
Really? Hmm. Died connected to Chinese political and financial institutions also tied to our high governmental representative. Just saying… nothing to see here I’m sure… just like nothing to see when some people just happen to end themselves in jail when ALL the security cameras are not working at the same time… Oh. And when a chef, who KNOWS how to swim, drowns… Yah. 😂
When you get a bunch of old hens on a getaway weekend, You can almost guarantee there'll be plenty of happy juice on hand. Blood testing is a routine part of a death like this. We'll be hearing more of this situation. @@vladimiramiller3738
Alcohol unfortunately impairs your judgement. It’s kind of a science things, it absolutely is.
She may have been exhausted too.
Such a horrendous situation... can not imagine what Ms Chao must have been going through inside the submerged tesla awaiting rescue....
The agony of friends watching one failed attempt after another to save their friend Angela: as they helplessly watched.
Their emotional scars can take a lifetime to heal; PTSD is real.
Praying something positive will come out of this traumatic experience...
RIP... Ms Chao... 🕊️💐
**Thanks for such an informative report**
I have selected Reverse in error many time when in a hurry, but I never ever engage a vehicle into gear with out my foot on the brake. When the brake is released the car moves and the error is know immediately. Unfortunately, the lady was very inexperienced. But like someone alluded to below, affluent people often come to disaster because their social position and affluence give them false confidence.
Not sure what's worse: death, or being married to Mitch McConnell. Condolences to her sister.
You marry a Mitch McConnell out of calculation, not sentiment. Hard to imagine a whole lot of wailing and mourning in the McConnell household. I expect their major trauma centers around divvying up the assets of the deceased.
I agree with your analysis, but don't understand the part about the trauma centers.
I think it's the sheriff's office trying to decide who gets how much.
They know more than they're letting on.
@@DavidCooper-vh4nr are you maybe reading it incorrectly? They’re using the word ‘centres’ as a verb, ‘to centre around’.
You're right! Thanks.
lol! That’s the real tragedy.
If that was my friend, you better believe I would be diving in there, trying to open up that door
You aren't rich, are you?
@@neilreynolds3858 I guess not rich enough, it was also midnight I believe which would've made it impossible to see anything so I kind of understand why they would be hesitant.
I'm sure the firefighters tried. The problem is that the doors on a Tesla are electric. If the electrical system shorts out they cannot be opened from the outside. There is a way to manually unlock the doors from the inside.
Maybe her friends did try, but perhaps they were all petite Chinese women who would not have the strength; even the firefighters couldn't open the doors.
Her friends were all women though.
Depending on how deep the car is, one can't roll down the window, the water pressure holds it against the door. Doesn't matter if it's done manually or with some engine/button. The window doesn't need to be fully covered in water for that to happen, even at a relatively "low" water level the pressure of that "slice" of water can be quite significant. I'd assume she would have tried that first.
1) Quick!! If you see you're about to go into the water, roll down your window fast!!! If there are other people or pets - roll down ALL windows at the same time!!
2) If you weren't able to get the window down, remove the headrest off your seat and use the metal rods sticking out of it to break the window. Aim for the top corner of the door window glass. The corner edge will break much easier than the center of the window.
3) The windshield is extremely difficult to break, try breaking the door window instead.
4) You most likely won't be able to open the car door due to water pressure. However, there is a chance an unlocked door may open (with tremendous effort!) once the car is completely submerged underwater.
This car had laminated glass; very strong. You need an axe or a sawzall to have a chance with it.
This is a helpful post. Thanks for taking your time to share these tips.
None of that works in a Tesla. Tesla uses laminated glass on side windows just like windshield glass, and the headrests aren't removable. You're not going to break *through* laminated glass without something like a large axe, and even then you'd have to chop at it for a while to make an opening big enough to escape out of.
@@JeremyAkersInAustinThis sounds scary AF, and one more reason to avoid such cars - not that I have the money to even contemplate buying one ;-)))
My main concern is that EVs are so silent that persons hard of hearing (like myself) or with earphones, but also people without impediments do not hear them coming -> kaboom, R.I.P.
Thank you so much for this concise post! I hope I can remember your recommendations if I ever get into a situation like this - and I will not speculate what will happen otherwise!
She probably panicked, unfortunately it happens during accidents
To many people, but not to all
Probably not use to helping herself - or unable to
She didn't have any survival instincts, she called her friend instead of saving herself.
Calling for help instead of helping yourself, she probably could not swim or didn't want to get wet?
Yes the startle effect, can delay people reacting in a rational manner
Thank you for this dive.
Very informative! Thanks
I like regular cars. Like the ones back when there wasn't technology.
I have to ask, what part of a car isn’t considered technology?
agree tesla is mark of the beast like cell phones.
Absolutely. Different world altogether. Technology is profoundly stupid.
@@MarkTurner-vs7uc you should stop using the internet immediately in that case!
@@MarkTurner-vs7uc
as stupid as you sound?
I bought my mom, my daughter, and myself window-breakers (combined with seat belt cutters) due to this case.
You really should have taught them the correct emergency procedures, that would help save their lives in an accident. Like where the emergency door handle is.
Smart
@@tedmoss what they did is correct and helpful . Btw doors will not open even with emergency door handles . But that is also an option ,why so ridged with your response...no black and white answers in an emergency
@@tedmoss lmao...
or open window before you go down. Or wait till ur under and open the door.
I don't understand why the windows have to be power. Most people are not amputees. It kind of bugles my mind 🤯
How could an amputee access the electric buttons?
@@doricetimko5403A stylus but most only have leg issues.
Bugles?
Alcohol surely played a role
That day was a lunar New Years.Feb 10, biggest holiday of the year for chinese people.
Maybe
being Asian played one too.
@@sylentknight LOL
@@sylentknight oof
There is nothing better than the old-fashioned wind down windows in this circumstance.
YES! So sad no longer an option on vehiles now.
@@tanikokishimoto1604 I have a 2024 Jeep Wrangler with manual transmission, hand crank windows, non-power seats, and no a/c. I keep vehicles for life, and I don't like "convenience" options that fail. You can also order crank windows on other vehicles, they're just less advertised. Like manual gearboxes and gasoline engines, they're becoming extinct, but they're still out there.
Once the water pressure is pushing in on the glass it doesn't matter, the plastic handle strips on the metal gear
No kidding.
Not a thing anymore unfortunately. Not been for decades.
Mythbusters covered this scenario years ago, your options are open the door or window immediately or wait for the car to sink to the bottom and completely fill with water and open the door.
The problem is that the electrical systems start to fail. I saw one case where the battery caught on fire and the doors stopped working. You can guess what happened next.
March 21 update, according to news reports, the toxicology report said that she had a 0.23 blood alcohol content.
My theory is simple. She was drunk.
All day partying with friends= drinking wine by the bottle
Why she reversed = drunk
Why she accelerated = drunk
Why she didnt stop when she realized she was reversing- drunk people have slow reaction time
Why she called her friends and not the police = drunk and didnt want a DWI
Why she didnt attempt to say herself= drunk
It makes the most sense to me.
Woah calling her friends before the police would make total sense if she was drinking 🤯 I didn't think of that 😝
Asians and Native Americans lack the enzymes in their stomach to break down alcohol which hits the blood stream rapidly.
My first thought too.
Blotto. Absolutely blotto.
Accelerated?
Twenty four minutes for the first responders is excellent in a rural setting . Try that here in the U.K. and it would be an hour minimum .
Yeah don't bee blaming the 1st responders or tow truck company'/!!! The truth is she just wasn't a good driver'/!!! Unfortunately this is commonplace with Asian females, facts are facts'/!!!
Is the same here in the states if you live in the country. I lived for 14 years in a kind of remoted place, which I loved. The closest town had a simple hospital and was like 30 minutes away. So, I finally figure, If I get a heart attack that will be it. They are far away and probably don't have the right equipment. I guess the country is a wonderful place but it comes with some dangers. I know live in the city with all kind of emergencies places within minutes of my house. By the way I am in my middle 80's. Feel better!
I agree with you. I had an heart attack last year and my wife called 911 and 2 minutes later ambulance came and I was escorted to emergency room within times for spare my life . We moved away to rural areas 20 years ago but came back .
Where were the farm hands? A cowboy on a tractor would make short work of getting the car out of the pond at a minimum.
That's if they even turned up the same day!
Thank you for sharing.😊
As someone who used to drive a Tesla, I often put it in the wrong gear. It’s not difficult to do or believe it’s possible to put it in the wrong gear. What is hard to believe is that someone put it in the wrong gear and the proceeds to drive *OVER* an embankment and into a pond. It’s also hard to understand why she call her friends and not 911, and why she chose to call someone instead of roll down the windows and get out of the car!
She picked her husbands carefully, always a billionaire!
She didn't pick her parents who were rich.
Then blew it all by backing into a pond. Can't win 'em all I guess.
Yup. Once you get the taste for the high life, ordinary just don’t cut it. She obviously moved in those circles, so was probably tripping over ‘em……none were oil paintings though………
She hit mega lotto twice.
@@user-er3ri6sc3jBeing born into a rich family is a lotto event. Marrying a rich person, one has input on the numbers. Statistic numbers say there is more chance to be born in a 3rd world country struggling to get enough to eat, so I won some of the lotto.
Had she and her friends been drinking?
That was my initial assumption, but I am guessing Dr Grande wants to wait on facts before jumping to that conclusion. That being said, being extremely tired or disoriented has been painted as being as bad/worse. I'd think a Bev having stronger acceleration which Elon brags about could have played a part, but otherwise kind of odd to have no idea how far you moved other than proving a costly split second decision. Unless she really was too busy working too much enjoy life and know her own property that well
ive accidentally hit reverse completely sober, though not into a pond or anything. just a lurch. oops
@@davidglad People weren't designed for a technological world, you must get educated or the world will kill you. (It might anyway, but at least you will have a fighting chance).
@@RachelCunningham-ut9ksu must be a woman 😅 I'm a woman and have done the same thing 🤣🤣🤣 women drivers 😂😂😂 we are a mess!
No, just Asian while driving, you know that stereotype.
Oh wow, I missed this news! You just made my day, doc! Man, I was really feeling down today, too!
I'm sure the "one-pedal driving" feature contributed to a lack a braking input from the vehicle AND driver.
Also, there was no back-up warning system response because the water surface is flat.
Always roll your windows down and take off seatbelt when you are maneuvering a vehicle near water. Boat launch etc. Easily accessed seatbelt cutter windscreen break tool is also good to have in car.
I have never understood cars where you move the stick forwards for reverse and backwards for forward.
Seems counterintuitive
Nissan, glad it was only a rental automatic but it did that
Great explanation!
sorry to hear about all this, im going to be blunt though ... i have a fear of self driving electrical vehicles, that take control of the vehicle away from me. if it comes to that, i d never drive one, rather go without ... also, why do people have such deep ponds right next to the living quaters, if anything and its a must , a pond next to houses, should be shallow and little
Dr. Grande, you were very kind and reserved in your analysis on this one!
52 minutes and no one looked around to grab a heavy stone, hammer from the garage, anything to break the windshield?
They just watched as she slowly drowned? Very bizarre
No! Someone actually jumped into the water. They tried to help.
Not at all bizarre for rich people.
Apparently the rescuers tried multiple times, though without success, to break the windows of Chao's Tesla.
Thank you, Dr. Grande, for an excellent analysis. A couple of thoughts: 1) We don't what measures Angela took, if any, to get out of the car before calling her friends for help. 2) She may not have had many occasions to do a K-turn, a more complex turn than simply choosing one gear. She had apparently owned the car for three years but had made the same mistake before. 3) the pond was estimated by rescuers to be 12-15 feet deep, and her car was said (by someone else) to be farther out than expected. So it's unknown how many feet above her car the water rose. 4) The initial call actually came at 11:56 pm, a @Statesman reporter explained to me, saying the Sheriff's office had to transmit the call to EMS, 7 minutes later. Note the Sheriff's Office listed the date of the incident as February 10, not 11.. 5) By the time rescuers arrived and her car was fully submerged, she may have already been brain dead, and no divers or breaking of glass could have saved her.
Another reader posted a photo of his damaged Tesla with the same gearstalk as Angela's. His car crashed into a Greek restaurant as he was trying to put his car into Reverse but it slammed Forward instead. Also having trouble with the gearstalk as Angela did, he totally understands how this tragic accident could have occurred. Readers can find his post, and photo by clicking on this link: wheel.to/gyCYMs
Thanks Doc! It’s a life lesson for everyone operating any machine or instrument.
Do you mean I should not operate a chainsaw from the top of a ladder leaning against a tree. PS - I saw someone trying this in a video. Poor OSHA guy.
Interesting connection between her being a CEO and relying on others to solve the problem.
If she had no power, and the glass is unbreakable, the manual methods for cranking the doors open are probably not easy or quick to do or recall from memory. She was in a death trap and didn’t know it.
@@shitmandood nah, just dumb.
Remember when Trump was trapped in that bus with Billy Bush?
If Billy hadn't been there to show him how the door handle worked, Trump would have trapped in there all day knocking on the door and waiting to be rescued.
@@dicedrice7216 Remember when Biden fell up the stairs of Air Force 1? Not once...not twice...not three times...not four times...not five times, but over and over and over again on multiple occasions. Then they had him use the shorter stairs to the door on the lower part of the plane and he still managed to fall up the stairs... 😂😂🤣🤣😂😂🤣🤣
I feel like Dr Grande wanted you laugh at some comments today. 😂
Sad. She probably couldn't open the door or roll the window down. It's why every driver needs a glass breaker within reach.
Maybe if she opened her eyes wider she could see while driving
Would not have helped in this case.
Panic is never a good idea. Pushing the down window button is.
You’re so right! My husband bought me 2 of them which I leave in my glovebox at all time. You never know.
@@NathanHigger that would have been so edgy if this was a message board 20 years ago
A really interesting and thoughtful analysis. Thank you for posting this. Greetings from Scotland.
Side windows not front like the dumb Dutch!!
I’m sure I’m not alone in feeling absolutely overwhelmed hearing about this ordeal. It is truly such a horrific situation for anyone to experience. It almost gives you a sense of actual panic just thinking about those moments leading up to and during this tragedy. We had a friend who died in the exact same situation. I still think about it often. The desperation one must feel in such a dire situation has to be beyond unbearable. I feel for her and her loved ones. God give her rest.
Honestly, I wouldnt have known how little the amount of time is when the vehicle floats, before it sinks. WOW. Also had no idea the windows disable when they become submerged, so there's only a few seconds to get those down!. This is lifesavng information. Thanks, Dr. Grande
likely Angela thought the same that's why she called first
Most drivers are accustomed to gas vehicles and operating them is almost an automated response like breathing. Dr Grande- you are right to point out that newer EV models require a reprogramming of our driver's mind
The column shifter acts very similar to older column shifters. Pull down to get into D and push up to get into reverse. The only real difference is lining up the indicator to which gear on the older column shifters.
Well we also need to make it a regulation to have dedicated window controls, the tesla is a death trap
just before i viewed this video i had texted my daughter:
remember you have not driven for 4 months and are probably rusty. when you get behind the wheel remember to adjust everything (seat, mirrors), make yourself familiar with the controls (wipers, washer, lights, turn signals, rear view mirror, shifting, the console). Then S L O W L Y drive off looking everywhere and continue driving slow for a while. and also, NO DRINKING on the plane.
Some people just can’t deal with things most take for granted, some can’t deal with surprise situations. In 2016 a girl I knew made national news when her and her kids were killed on I-84 in NY state - she had run out of gas late at night and decided to call 911 while staying in the car and still in the highway lane - car was hit by a truck.
Probably without flashers on too! If you are on the highway 911 will tell you to stay in the vehicle for safety with flashers on!
That's crazy that she didn't think that she could be hit and didn't get out of the vehicle
A lot of people said the same thing- but I don’t think she even realized it was a dangerous situation, something most of us would take for granted. The few times I heard her talk to people I thought she might have a very slight learning disability, often could not understand a story or simple joke - but she was also very headstrong. I thought this was a dangerous combination. This might also explain running out of gas on a planned trip - possibly she was only familiar with highways near her home in Bridgeport CT, which have many more gas stops.
@@johnwatson3948I have a relative who’s autistic. He seems normal, able to do normal things. But he’s unable to interpret a complex social situation, nor read between the lines. Therefore, people sometimes misjudge him and assume he’s not a responsible person.
I guess this girl could have been autistic to some degree but undiagnosed, nothing came out about anything after the accident. Didn’t know her that well but she was really beautiful, I think this helped her get by.
I appreciate the humane comments, I can't believe how many sarcastic,judgmental and even making fun of her are in thr section,have some respect if not empathy at all n keep it to yourself. May her soul be in a good place🙏
Thank you, I don’t generally react but one comment was even blatantly racist to this poor woman.
Everyone is an armchair expert and pretends like they wouldn't get disoriented or panic in a real emergency. People are delusional.
I’d like Grande to speculate on why so many of his followers appear to be narcissists 🤔
Well I mean she was a rich dumbass and expected somebody to just come and save her instead of getting out of the car.
Why? Do you think she ever had one thought in her life about the rest of us?
I really appreciate how detailed and researched this video was. A lot of people are trying to spread misinformation about this case so I'm glad videos like this exist to be object and neutral about the situation.
Your analysis seems wise and well grounded in fact and likelihood.
They said if you get stuck in your car in the water as soon as possible put the windows down because the electric will only work for a 15 to 30 seconds, If you have something to break the window you could try that, but sometimes the windows are actually hard to break, the newer ones anyway. But it would be good to have a window breaker in the vehicle anyway.
If I imagine my middle aged mom accidentally backing a car into some body of water, I can imagine the exact same thing happening. Would call someone for help first, too scared to roll down windows to let water in, not physically inclined enough to think of getting out through the window, etc. No alcohol needed.
Not just middle aged. A lot of any age would do that.
I guess this is a situation where introverts would have a higher survival rate. I’m a middle aged woman and making a phone call wouldn’t be my first resort with my car sinking into a pond.
I'm 45 and making a phone call is not something, that would occur to me doing, in that situation.
I mean, we all have seen movies with a scene like that happening, don't we? I'm the kind of person, who always goes 'what would I do in that situation', when watching something like this. So weirdly, I do kinda have a plan, even if I don't expect it to ever happen to me.
@@raraavis7782 Yeah I’m 50 and I’m pretty sure my impulse would be GET OUT. If I used my phone it would be because the case is the hardest thing I have in my bag, for smashing a window if nothing would open.
@@tethergobrrr Opening the door would be easier
RIP Angela. Prayers for the family.
I was fairly sceptical or the death but your explanation makes a lot of sense.
Sad! Rest in peace Angela.
May she rest in peace. My heart goes out to her family especially her son
The idea that you have to use a screen to change the gear is beyond me!
Remember there are only 2 gears, forward and reverse. In her car there is a lever.
@@adrianthoroughgood1191I'm seeing conflicting reports on that. Wall Street Journal reported that she had a newer Model X that did not have the "stalk". In that model the gear is selected automatically by the car (Yes: The car tries to guess whether you want forward or reverse based on what it sees in the cameras) and you use the touchscreen to "override" the cars guess if it guesses incorrectly. If she failed to notice the incorrect gear was selected it would certainly better explain how she ended up going the wrong direction.
@@JeremyAkersInAustin he said in this video it was a 2020. I don't know how he knows that but how would he know the exact year and it be wrong? This seems odd.
I haven't heard about the auto choosing. I guess that means if there is wall in front or behind it automatically chooses the direction to move away from it. But she was doing a 3 point turn so presumably the would be paying attention to the direction you would think.
@@adrianthoroughgood1191Yeah I heard him say that it was a 2020 and was immediately confused because other outlets are reporting it was newer. So not sure who's right or wrong there. Hopefully the facts come out.
I don't think there is anything to that idea- "the car decides if you want to go forwards or backwards based on what the cameras see?" I don't think so.@@adrianthoroughgood1191
Poor Angela. Her loved ones must be haunted by visions of her last moments. This qualifies as a freak accident imo.
In the USA Today article it said it was before midnight on Feb 11. That would be after the super bowl game, so they could have been drinking.
i think so too,,maybe weed and other illicit drugs were also consumed?
@@Dawg99999Blood tests only showed alcohol.
I have noticed that some people in higher up positions exhibit learned helplessness in certain situations. I’ve had clients that wouldn’t even fetch their own remote or make themselves a sandwich because they are so accustomed to others just making things happen for them.
This can happen to anyone. High acceleration in reverse. Suddenly in water. Startle factor. Then panic. Then death.
@@freshgasflow I realize that it can happen to anyone, but not everyone would just sit there and depend on others to save them.
you make a generalisation about top business people being helpless for ordinary things. I bet you, if you took a bunch such people and a bunch of down to earth people, many would act like her respective of their background. @@Ilikeyoualot
@@freshgasflow you have no idea what I do or my experience with people like this.
I don’t have time to take a bunch of people. That sounds exhausting.
always being served is.... another form om diminished freedom
Seems plausible that she panicked. I’ve seen those vids where people reverse into shops or accidentally bump one car and then put their foot to the floor because they take the freeze option of flight, fight, or freeze and seem to accelerate through. That results in a rather rigid foot to the floor while the brain catches up to the situation.
I can furthermore believe that she never considered that rolling the windows was a priority. Got to admit that I didn’t really think about water killing the electrics that are needed to roll a window down 🤦🏼♀️ Thanks for the handy ‘duh’ moment I just had that she perhaps figured too late ✌🏻
The fact you have to tear apart the door to get to the manual release should be considered irresponsible design.
That would be true if you knew what you were talking about, but you don't have a Tesla, so you don't know like I do.
Also the Tesla Model X (from what I know) does not use Stalks to change gears, it uses buttons on the steering wheel. This is the one in a million scenario where the driver accidentally presses the wrong button and it becomes a fatal decision.
I drive a Tesla, but mine has Stalks so I know exactly what gear I’m in. I refuse to buy a car that has easily confusing buttons instead.
@@tedmoss"tear apart" the door? "manual" release? It's not about not having a TESLA that proves you don't what you are talking about, it's that you don't have any knowledge of basic physics.
She was killed. There are LOT of details not covered in here. She was almost certainly killed by the Chinese.
@@tedmossThe front door manual release is straightforward. But the rear door release requires removing the speaker grille and pulling a cable at an awkward angle. I don't have a Tesla, but I have access to Tesla's website. The rear door release is unacceptable. Terrible engineering.
There are many people who don't know what to do in the case of an emergency! People often freeze or panick.
heck, even a person can't open the car door right away with a key (fumble) if he was chased by a killer! that's what panic does to you
What I believe is said about waiting for it to sink is that, if it just started to sink, but the water level isn't like, at your knees or below, you just can't open the door because of the water pressure, and trying to do it will just make you lose precious oxygen. Ideally you realize that early enough and roll down the window soon enough, but it may be the case that people instinctively just try to push the door out in vain, and as they do it, soon the water is also pushing against the window, that can no longer be rolled down. There was an episode of "mythbusters" where they simulated some of this stuff, actually sinking a car on a swimming pool with both of them inside, one of them with an oxygen tank to save the other, who'd have died otherwise.
Great Job Doctor? Excellent!
Yikes. That poor woman.
She's not poor.
She was too dumb
@@jaelynn7575 She is now.
Not really