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Angela Chao, McConnell's sister-in-law, was three times above legal limit in fatal accident, police say

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Angela Chao, a shipping industry CEO and sister-in-law to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, was intoxicated when she drove into a pond and died last month in Texas, according to a law enforcement report released Wednesday.

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  1. Forbes

    Everything We Know About Angela Chao, Her Intoxicated Fatal Crash And Newly Raised Tesla Safety Concerns (opens Forbes)

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    Angela Chao, Mitch McConnell’s sister-in-law, had a blood alcohol content of .233 when she crashed her Tesla into a pond and couldn’t be rescued.

  2. NBC News

    Angela Chao, McConnell's sister-in-law, was three times above legal limit in fatal accident, police say (opens NBC News)

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    Angela Chao, a shipping industry CEO and sister-in-law to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, was intoxicated when she drove into a pond and died last month in Texas, according to a law enforcement report released Wednesday.

  3. People

    Angela Chao's Blood Alcohol Level Was Triple Legal Limit Before She Mistakenly Reversed into a Pond: Report (opens People)

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    More details have been released about the death of Angela Chao, a business executive and sister-in-law of Mitch McConnell, who was recovered from a pond in February following a reported accident.

  4. Blaze Media

    Investigators say Angela Chao's blood alcohol level was three times the limit when she died in car accident (opens Blaze Media)

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    Investigators have revealed that Angela Chao was heavily intoxicated when she perished in a car accident in Texas in February. Chao was a shipping industry CEO and the sister to Elaine Chao, the wife of Republican Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky.

  5. FOX Business

    Angela Chao death: Foremost Group CEO was intoxicated when she reversed into pond, police say (opens FOX Business)

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    The Blanco County Sheriff's Office released an investigative report on Foremost Group CEO Angela Chao's death, revealing she was drunk when she drove her Tesla into a pond and died.

  6. CNN

    Sheriff’s office: Shipping CEO Angela Chao, Mitch McConnell’s sister-in-law, was intoxicated at time of fatal car accident (opens CNN)

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    Angela Chao, CEO of shipping company Foremost Group and sister of former US cabinet secretary Elaine Chao, was intoxicated at the time of a fatal car accident, according to a 62-page incident report released by the Blanco County Sheriff’s office.

  7. Fortune

    Angela Chao, shipping CEO and sister-in-law to Mitch McConnell, was intoxicated when she drove into a pond and died, police say (opens Fortune)

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    The Blanco County Sheriff’s Office concluded that Chao's death was an “unfortunate accident” and her blood alcohol level was nearly three times the legal limit.

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