Billionaire Drowns After Driving Tesla Model X SUV Into Pond | Angela Chao Case Analysis 

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.

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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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- 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 😒

💯 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.

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.

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

Which is crazy because driving sober is illegal in Texas

That was the real reason for her lack of the situational awareness.

@@annawarner1078 EXACTLY

900 acre ranch is private property she could drive at whatever limit she wants. personally if I had a billon dollars I would have a driver that just followed me around, like a butler

Then she may have passed out as the car was going in.

And painful

she lead a sheltered life of fashion $$$ and little on being mentally and physically strong.

One could make another comment about her driving but RU-vid would delete it

@@beavcleav3086have some empathy demon

@@joestendel1111 no sympathy for the rich. they have no excuse to be unskilled.

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.

Stupid shifter on a stupid EV. "Built for noobs. Imagine the low resale prices. "RIP

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.

@rohandhanota9944 Who cares lol

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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 :).

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.

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

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.

Billionaires tend to socialize with other Billionaires.

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.

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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.

@@laceyannhall2102 No-one has stated she didn't know how to swim. Dr Grande only suggested that MIGHT be the case, as one possible reason for her not getting out of the car immediately.

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🤔

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.

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.

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.

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.

⁠@@beezer370depends on body size and how fast you drink but it’s safe to say she was sloshed bc that’s 3 times the legal limit

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!!

True, and you can't fix stupid.

BLAME the PERFECTLY WORKING CAR?

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?

@@Mr_Case_Time "Mama, cars do not behave. They are behaved upon." (Driving Miss Daisy).

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.

That’s a really good tip

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.

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?

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!

Exactly and make sure the doors are unlocked so rescuers can save you.

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?!

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

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!

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?

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.

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

Not at all bizarre for rich people.

Apparently the rescuers tried multiple times, though without success, to break the windows of Chao's Tesla.

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.

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YEOWZER!!

No you didn't.

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😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

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.

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

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.

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?

likely Angela thought the same that's why she called first

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.

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.

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.

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

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. 😂

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.

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.

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.

​@@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.

I thought you'd have a point but could easily look up a video and see that the design is shit. Having to read a manual to learn how to open a door is laughable.

@@tedmoss The real problem with the any mechanical door release is that it is much like a cable actuated parking brake. If you do not use it frequently enough, it is more likely to be seized when you actually need it. Worse, if you do not regularly practice opening the door with the mechanical release, you will not be able to operate it in times of great mental stress. This happens to skydivers on far too many occasions: They borrow a parachute that does not have the rip cord in the same place that they are used to finding it. They reach for the rip cord, in the usual place. When they do not find it in the expected place, they end up falling to their death, as they have no experience jumping in an unfamiliar rig.

Seems counterintuitive

Nissan, glad it was only a rental automatic but it did that

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

She died from driving while Asian

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!

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

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.

@@ManChan-w5pBeing 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.

yes, wasted valuable time call the servants, instead of just getting out of car !

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

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.

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

I’d think they were joking ! I’d pause and say … ok so what else you been up to ?!

people of high standing seldom get instruction... and are reluctant to follow

YEPPChao, 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.

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

She's not poor.

She was too dumb

@@jaelynn7575 She is now.

Not really

Yep, I keep one in the glove box.

A windshield busting device? There is no such thing. Windshields in all vehicles are laminated. The only thing that will 'bust' a windshield is a huge sledgehammer. The device you are talking about is for side and rear windows. Beware that some vehicles now have laminated side windows as well now. OPEN THE WINDOW FIRST! I'll say it again. OPEN THE WINDOW FIRST!

Of course I was using windshield as a generic term to mean windows. One will never know the condition of a vehicle after a crash. In her case, would the electric window have power to operate? Would a driver be prescient enough to be able to open a window? When a car is fully submerged the pressure keeps the doors from opening (Kopeckne case) I think the best case for the majority of people is to have a window-bursting device close at hand after such a scenario.@@geoffbrookes4014

It may not work in a Tesla with reinforced window glass.

No. Best advice would have been to open the window (very quickly) before the car was submerged. Most car windows are shatterproof now.

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. @@Calmerthanyouare17

@@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

Reminds me of a certain submarine filled with rich people...

@@AvidiaNirvanathe one with the Nintendo controller?

@@afridgetoofar1818 That's the one!

Many intelligent people lack basic common sense. That’s pretty much proven.

@@AvidiaNirvanaWeird Al is dropping his new single next week: “We All Died In a Yellow Submarine”

Most modern cars have shatterproof windows, so your glass breaker is useless

Me too. It's made by Smith & Wesson.

lol@@greenmtnman7714

@@afridgetoofar1818 where did you learn this?

@@thecardboardsword I’ve read it. New regulations say cars have to have laminated glass for windows. Kinda scary

yes....so sad....but not really.

Someone who worked for the Chinese Communist party as a board member of the Bank of China and is known to have shady ties with communism. She ran to Texas because her political party shut down NYC and SF during C19 while bringing her leftist politics with her. Supports people eating bugs over meat to lower carbon. I don't feel bad for her at all. She's the type that pushed her agenda on the average America while she owns multiple mansions. Imagine telling me how to live my life but can't even put a car into drive without falling into a pond. I've been changing my oil since I was 16, I'm 42 now and still doing my own work.

Not really. A dumb billionaire down.

@@DroneStrike1776 congratulations for being poor and brainwashed

Something is amiss here…

well it was a traffic accident... she was the only traffic however.

"This version of the accident surfaced" I think that needs rewording.

Tesla cars have a manual door release so that you can open the door even if the electrical system has stopped working.

It's common sense to roll windows down.. u must be a billionaire

Wat...

They're humans and we're cattle.

@@AlbertHess-xy7ky I suspect it didn't require a whole lot of detective skill to figure out what happened to the billionaire.

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.

Tesla is a shit box

😂😂😂

My car has a stalk in the same position and when I push up, it activates the windshield wipers. Maybe she mistook the stalk for the wiper, because of an old habit from a different car? Combine that with the the super fast 0-60 you can get from barely pushing the go pedal on a Tesla.

Column shifters always had the lever up for P, then R, then N, then D and some floor shifters that are at an angle do as well. But with those controls, at least the positions were so well defined that you could often tell what you chose just be feel.

If she didnt understand the vehicle, why keep it?

Same. I prefer to have more control over my vehicle. But you can pull out your headrest in any vehicle and break the windows. Why would she floor it going down a dark driveway? How do you just sit there and let yourself drown?? Being rich is pointless if you don't have enough common sense to save your own life. This one is a headscratcher, for sure. 🤔

@@IKilledEarl ... you're never fully in control of an automatic vehicle.

well, you can still select the wrong gear.

Save the manuals!!!

@@ursodermatt8809 It's impossible to accidently put most modern manual cars into reverse. They have dual mechanism activation where you have to push them down or lift them up to shift into reverse. And if you have your car in the wrong gear, you'll stall and go nowhere. So no, not really.