Angela Chao, sister-in-law to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, died in a Tesla accident in Texas. Police report reveals she was drunk with a blood alcohol concentration level nearly three times the legal limit.
Angela Chao , a shipping CEO and sister-in-law to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, was drunk when she backed her Tesla into a pond and died last month in Texas , police say. 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. 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 sai
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