Billionaire Dies After Accidentally Backing Tesla Into Pond

[@giuseppe9501]

Bro, why is every politicians' family member a billionaire.....

[@mia1shooter]

Every?

[@bking12762]

Hyperbole is a thing of beauty.

[@AFRoSHEENT3ARCMICHAEL69]

Because nepotism

[@lovethieves1383]

Because they write the tax laws and have the power to convince people that one day, you'll be a billionaire and join their friend group because they really like you and all they need is your vote. Easy thing to do with money.

[@brianbartley6723]

Insider trading ;)

[@pear-zq1uj]

imagine being a billionaire just to die like that, yikes

[@AdamThygerson-lm1gt]

what does being a billionaire have to do with that way to die?

[@Mrbfgray]

Wealth has nothing to do with basic driving aptitude. She had other similar incidents (reportedly) and obviously had no biz behind the wheel, luckily she 'quit' before killing innocents.

[@OctavioGaitan]

Definitely NOT buying a Tesla... ever.

[@gfbmusic]

​@@blackcherry6877it was obviously Elon

[@RudieObias]

Anyone can die at any moment in any way. It doesn't matter if you're a billionaire or homeless, you're going to die one day 😅

[@homerj806]

It was confirmed today that she was drunk when she drove her car into a pond. Again to all. Don't drink and drive.

[@archimedes2261]

One of the traps money 💰 bring is drinking 🍸

[@gordon_velupillai]

And they didn't mention what time nither

[@Ryan-eu3kp]

Pffft. I drink and drive just fine, it's the 1% who ruin it for the rest of us.

[@Pasguro]

Don't drive wasted drunk... I'd said better off 👌

[@burger_kinghorn]

​@@Ryan-eu3kp it's the .08% that ruins it.

[@SilverCymbal]

Police just announced her blood alcohol level was 3 times the legal limit

[@realestatecoach8626]

Wow. Makes sense now

[@X862go]

wow and driving a super car ? nuts.

[@saijujiwara]

idk for you but i dint know tesla was super car@@X862go

[@X862go]

bro nobody should have a road car that does zero to 60 in 2 seconds it makes no sense. I mean you can't even go 60 on most roads. you have to be on a highway.

[@agentsbigassforehead]

@@X862go nobody cares. you’re only saying this because your car is slow. the problem isn’t the car, it’s the person behind the wheel.

[@aaronlewis2150]

First rule of driving, make sure you know what gear your car is in

[@smellyfeetarestinky]

And dont trust self driving cars

[@domenicocamplisson8738]

Exactly. Avoid stupid panels and screens. Get a gear stick

[@Xhoven]

Second rule of driving, make sure you know which pedal you're stepping on.

[@TheseAreTheDaysOfMyLife]

Love this lol. ​@@Xhoven

[@moabman6803]

Newer cars have deviated from the standard style of transmission shifter. The new styles make it easy to pick the wrong gear.

[@CineGoodog]

Calling 911 or a friend while sinking in a car is like calling someone to bring a parachute while you fall from the 50th floor

[@seanoleary1979]

That's a good one!

[@bigbrisk8423]

I wouldn't have backed the car into a pond 😂😂😂​@@johnpeterson9266

[@alvadagansta]

@@johnpeterson9266 you need a summary of the video?

[@djclipbasslower2519]

😂😂😂

[@joeyharper4976]

​@@johnpeterson9266Attempt to break a window to get out. Kicking the front/back window (Depending on which one is fully underwater) is the best option. She panicked and relied on others.

[@TopFix]

Imagine being a billionaire and not having a chauffeur or even an uber when you're drunk.

[@abdullahal-shimri3091]

Who knows maybe she had everything invested in stocks

[@deepharrow8520]

Or a decent car with a gas motor

[@GearsThaTruth]

Sister of Secretary of Transportation dies in the most common form of transportation, on her own property.

[@JoeR203]

@@izzyash2031 RIP? Reverse Into Pond?

[@NaomiJohnson-Granruth]

@@JoeR203😂

[@brian8410]

@@JoeR203 Rest in Pond

[@JoeR203]

@@brian8410 that's originally what I was going to say, but I figured reverse into pond was a little funnier.

[@jpcaretta8847]

She was a CEO with a MBA, a Tesla requires an eng degree ! Not a big loss anyway, too many of them, not enough eng. See Boeing, time to cull the herd.😅

[@grondhero]

"Out immediately" Okay, I'm out. "Children First." Wait, what?

[@gshepherd6141]

imagine having a job to drive cars into water but never making improvements to the obvious flaws.

[@amauro1385]

They obviously meant you’ll be trapped in a paradox, and you and your kids will drown.

[@finfog4590]

Imagine you leave the kids, then they get out by themselves.. Can the kids divorce the parents?

[@truehappiness4U]

@@finfog4590yes, kids can call social security to be put out of their homes and into new homes (foster families for example)

[@PerAllwin1963]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@AkimboJV]

Jeeze. Imagine jumping in to save your friend but you end up watching them drown because you can’t break the window

[@neovincibeats]

How do the bippers in the bay break windows so easily if its that hard to break?? Something about this story seems fishy

[@BigUriel]

@@neovincibeats Laminated windows, it's in the video.

[@eazye088]

Why were the doors locked?

[@SublethalCat]

@@neovincibeats Crazy how you didn't even watch the video and yet you're coming up with conspiracies...do better.

[@sincere3238]

thats actually hilarious

[@Zeemas]

Why would TESLA comment on anything? I bet you the best they can offer is "Condolences to her and family.". Obviously, she made a grave mistake, nothing more.

[@SDOTR.]

I mean they should say WE MIGHT add physical changing gears because I just think changing gears on a screen is stupid like in this scenario where instead of just tapping a button you physically look down to see what gear your in

[@charmelisk]

i mean, how many times a day do you need to use autocorrect or backspace because you typed the wrong letter, for me it’s a lot… now think that every time your finger slipped like that, it sent your car charging in a random direction …. just saying maybe not EVERYTHING on a car needs to be digital

[@SDOTR.]

@@charmelisk mhm I just honestly perfer everything to be touchy, not touchscreen or digitalized.

[@winterflakes101]

@@SDOTR. Or you shouldn't be driving when drunk which the victim actually didn't do.

[@Heavenly_Father]

The lady was drunk driving, can't blame the car for that

[@zz3410]

The irony is that she's the CEO of a trans-oceanic shipping company, but she died in her pond while transporting herself. Her sister was also the secretary of...transportation. 😓 She made an eight-minute call when the car went over a limestone wall. She was three times over the legal alcohol blood level after a party. How come she didn't lower the window? A friend paddled out in a canoe, but couldn't get in until firefighters pried open the back door.

[@m.w.2979]

roflmao , the irony !

[@TheMightyOdin]

While transporting herself….

[@whyjnot420]

Failing a three point turn is a clear idiom. Obviously she failed to sail her foreign flagged Tesla back to its country of origin before trying to come back to American soil. She was then ended by Action Jones. Who was said to be screaming CABOTAGE! CABOTAGE! CABOTAGE! CABOTAGE! while ending her.

[@joshuabornagain4670]

You can't stop God's judgement and His wrath upon the dead.

[@shadyshinichi2JZ]

Water always wins

[@michaello7635]

Why is she calling her friends when she should be trying to save her own life

[@peterbaruxis2511]

For the same reason she takes pics of her lunch.

[@TheToekutter]

It's what the helpless and hapless do.

[@michaellim4165]

Thats what billionaires do: let others do the work for them.

[@kenbob1071]

Because she's drunk af.

[@rossmilner6780]

She probably took a selfie as well

[@davidgoodrich1258]

Imagine “accidentally” backing a car equipped with all sorts of sensors and backup cameras into a pond.

[@HOMELESSG0D]

@dixienormus1619 funny that you say that

[@ssuwandi3240]

Wouldn't matter.. like Joe's first wife..

[@solidus1995]

She must've known something

[@StokleyCharmichael]

Sounds really fishy, foul play was involved!!

[@Kingdom_Truth]

Not that I believe it was an accident but you did see her though, right?

[@ModernDayRenaissanceMan]

My instinct would never be to call 911 who is going to take 20 minutes to get there when this is a 30 second situation

[@robertjenkins6132]

Yeah, that makes sense, but maybe people initially underestimate how quickly the car will sink. Or maybe they think they're in shallow water. I dunno.

[@snaplemaple5287]

what would you suggest doing? i’m not trying to be funny, i really wouldn’t know what to do besides calling 911 and/or jumping into the water myself

[@dominiccarter5070]

@@snaplemaple5287that’s all you can do fight or flight

[@lindac6919]

Get out of the car. @@snaplemaple5287

[@cybercraft5393]

​@snaplemaple5287 I mean this most respectfully but in the video the expert gentleman explains what to do. Much better than typing it out here without demo. Please watch. It could save your, or someone else's life.

[@JohnMichaelson]

I think I can safely say 99.99% of all vehicle owners will never accidentally drive their vehicles into ponds.

[@theshermer]

Thank you

[@BlaqAmeriKKKan]

Asian women said hold my beer.

[@pigbenis5295]

She was drunk asf

[@jamieh9466]

@@BlaqAmeriKKKan ??? nothing to do with asian or woman.

[@moparteen637]

@@jamieh9466 has something to do with a woman and driving a tesla

[@MrIrishalley]

imagine being in a computerized car where they can shift the car, lock all the doors and windows and drive the car remotely. its like a high tech assassination

[@shawnryan2197]

Look at Michael Hastings, the journalist.

[@valienterf]

Yaup becase they failed china.

[@vilxxblack2472]

lmao is the "they" in the room with you right now?

[@Chapapaya]

@@shawnryan2197I just read into it... Sounds like a plot to an action movie. Crazy stuff.

[@ZingZingNZ]

Saved me typing

[@asandax6]

I remember the days you could just roll the windows down without pressing any button and this could work even if the car is at the bottom of the ocean.

[@emryborge7027]

I don’t know about that, the pressure would be too high to roll it down

[@asandax6]

@@emryborge7027 I am obviously not talking about the part of the ocean where your car turns into a tin can.

[@skywalker6648]

Lol, there's always a disadvantage when it comes to technology! I thought the same thing too. Plus, the dashboard is nothing but a big computer screen with apps that didn't help.

[@Carolina-cb6hp]

I thought the same...

[@linanicolia1363]

The electric window will work for a while, so you use it instead of talking on your phone. It is not the time ! If you can't open the window, just wait until the car fills up with water and then it will open , when the pressure is equal on both sides. Keep your face close to the top of the car, so you can breathe. It is do-able, if you don't freak out and start chocking on the water. It's probably what she did.

[@hereniho]

"the natural instinct of calling 911" bruh, I don't even LOOK at my phone during an emergency until I'm already in the clear

[@Redmanticore]

she was a normal 50 year old lady, she did nothing but screamed, guaranteed.

[@Name-lt2tz]

@@Redmanticore yea, as if somebody hear

[@nothingsurprisesmeanymore]

It always amazes me how someone can be so clever and wise to have accumulated a billion dollars but can't work out which pedal does what when there's only 2 to get confused with. 🤯

[@kchannel5317]

This whole situation is to weird, and it would only make sense if she was drunk or high. She crashed in a pond on her own property, and her first instinct wasn’t to open the door or roll the window down? I would only call 911 as a last ditch effort if I couldn’t get out. She’s someone with big political ties and influence so I could easily see how her death would benefit someone. This all seems to weird.

[@N-Lee]

Some people don't know better. I don't know how some people manage to cross the street.

[@mercnem6855]

Should always be an option to manually roll down the windows

[@JJSmith1100]

Even if you drive a car with manual windows, once the water reaches the window the pressure from the water will prevent you from rolling them down, that was actually tested by "mythbuster".

[@AfricanBootyScratcher69420]

​@@JJSmith1100 then dont drive your car into a pond

[@disneytoysr4fun975]

@@JJSmith1100how true is it that the automatic windows will still work when the car is in the water?

[@Hithere-dc2qx]

​@@disneytoysr4fun975you would have to start rolling them down immediately

[@wavemode69]

Tesla's response: "skill issue"

[@The_Diesel733]

It's not a Tesla issue if you knew anything about cars

[@righteousone1]

Tesla's response: Asian

[@juliusperseus8612]

They would Be Right.

[@tecklafurro2040]

​@@righteousone1Disrespectful

[@nwadillargue]

​@@righteousone1someone called me, what

[@du5707]

Save yourself first before calling 911 to save you.

[@RastaAfricanGentleman]

🤣🤣🤣

[@simsreject5925]

She didn't even call 911. She called her friends to tell them how she ended up in the pond.

[@Qitos_1547]

Yea because they'll keep on asking questions. Like how cold is the water 😅

[@b_f_d_d]

he said it right " if you pick up the phone then you're basically dead " lmfao

[@DreamiMusho]

What if she can't swim I mean logically think about it half of the world will r.i.p in a pond which is deep

[@Sirhc2023]

Something sounds fishy here.

[@DerekDAngel]

pun intended?

[@rydr7675]

@@DerekDAngel pond intended

[@lawrencefrost9063]

That's your "I want this to be X coz it's way more interesting that way" part of your brain. Don't listen to it. Try to imagine what you would do if you wanted her dead. Driving a car into a POND is not going to work 99% of the time. She died because of stupid mistakes like calling for help and not opening the windows instantly. If someone wanted her dead via hacking her Tesla, a better method would be to steer the car into incoming traffic at high speeds. A much more certain outcome.

[@taydestiny38]

When you engulf yourself with True Crime all day, everything seems fishy.

[@tarakvaakil8553]

Murder?

[@ehbird858]

Imagine never having ever struggled to pay rent and then dying like this.

[@EveryBeardHasAStory]

It's beautiful, isn't it? Justice delivered.

[@cooliodiablo4571]

No one deserves to die just because of their income. None of us knew her she may of been an incredibly generous person. You sound ignorant, empathy is what separates us from animals. Try having some.

[@missalicesmiles]

​@@cooliodiablo4571most people also don't drive while that drunk. Play dumb games win dumb prizes

[@Whocares158]

Cruel irony. 😂

[@KadeBenji]

​@@cooliodiablo4571 That women would spit on your broke self in a microsecond 😂.

[@johnnywaffles2482]

Billions of dollars and all that power and you die in a pond

[@bradford_shaun_murray]

it's like Hollywood Babylon

[@Kyrakyra1123]

Shes now complaining about the vehicle with the CEO of oceangate. 😂

[@linanicolia1363]

Irony ?

[@eastbow6053]

@@Kyrakyra1123 jeez i forgot about that drama

[@yourcrazybear]

"Billions of dollars and all that power and you die in a pond" That's a weird claim. Money or power won't protect you in this particular situation.

[@FBAsolutions7532]

The first thing you do when you enter the water is roll your window down asap.

[@stevepy6758]

Which in modern cars, EV or otherwise, is pretty much impossible. As soon as that car hits the water, every electrical system will likely be shorted. AFAIK door locks *should* unlock on impact in which case your best bet is waiting calmly until the car fills, then push the door open.While the car has air the water pressure will make opening the door impossible. Breaking laminated windows needs a hammer then leverage to kick out the glass.

[@stevemoore-nx8cq]

Ok. You watched the video and learned like we did? 😂 😂

[@philc.9280]

@@stevepy6758 I read somewhere you still have a few minutes even in an ev to open the windows in a submerged car. Also read modern laminated car windows don't break anymore with a hammer unless you take several hard swings.

[@uncleshark181]

@@stevepy6758 Try re watching the video so you learn that even though the car is in water, electrical components work for 30-60 seconds

[@stevepy6758]

@@stevemoore-nx8cq No, that was from info from a "what to do" scenario ages ago if you could not roll down windows back in the 90's when power windows were getting common. Cars didn't come with glass hammers then. Question is how many modern models with electronic locks, especially now that most auto-lock, will unlock if they lose power or have proper manual unlocks?? Car designers do stupid things, like at least one model I drove that attached seatbelt spools to the door rather than the frame. (If that door pops open the passenger slides right out) Demonstrated that to a driving instructor in a parking lot.

[@VeryPteri]

This sounds like something The Onion would make up, but no, it actually happened

[@nate6045]

We're all living in the The Onion universe. Every news title now sounds like it's from The Onion but it's actually legit.

[@AveragePDGamer]

​@@nate6045new game: The Onion or real news article?

[@petegrizwald2666]

Something smells fishy!...

[@_TheDarkHalf]

I don’t get it people die from their cars going in water all the time

[@jbbanyon9869]

Had to be a HIT right

[@Alucardx72]

Why would tesla respond for driver error?

[@Hardys-Mods]

2:40

[@samiamrg7]

Because the car has basically all-electronic systems, it was impossible to exit the vehicle without prying off a door panel and operating the mechanism herself, which she obviously didn’t know about.

[@samiamrg7]

@@JHJones-nq5we They don’t when the car loses power because it is UNDERWATER.

[@DuckCommenter]

​@@samiamrg7 The doors have manual release also. The lady was drunk. This wasn't a tesla issue

[@blackjackington]

Who TF calls 911 first?

[@chrisdonovan8795]

True. The average modern person will be too busy posting selfies of themselves underwater on social media.

[@bigglyguy8429]

Someone whose car windows and doors won't open, because it's a hi-tech marvel that doesn't like getting wet?

[@myplaxismodelisbetterthanyours]

Billionaires that don't do anything for themselves

[@hvacexplained9341]

Exactly…. I would’ve flipped on the air conditioner first.

[@mattsharkey311]

Surprisingly, quite a few people will immediately call 911 instead of getting out of the situation

[@Manskilz]

Everyone makes fun of my hand crank windows on my truck.

[@JathraDH]

They would not actually help you either. There is so much pressure pushing the window against the frame the crank isn't enough. Myth busters tested this years ago. You either break the window or wait until the pressure equalizes and then open the door and swim out. There really aren't other options, assuming you don't get the window/door open within seconds of the car hitting the water.

[@Randomness662]

@@JathraDH what do you expect from a truck driver? Subpar intelligence is kinda standard with their kind

[@iMatti00]

@@JathraDH- You can roll down the window right away before the pressure hits it in case the power windows don’t work. I know the guy said they’ll work for 30 seconds to 60 seconds, but I don’t know if that’s true. Also if memory serves correctly, you could wait until your car fills up with water and then roll down your window because the pressure is equalized. So wow that would be incredibly scary it’s at least Plan B.

[@pikachusurfing]

Never understand why they don't make a modern combo: Automatic window with a switch that allows you to use an old fashioned hand crank. Your truck is still sexy AF especially when you're heading into water with the windows rolled up lol

[@JathraDH]

@@iMatti00 Yes I did mention this in my post if you read it to the end, which clearly you did not.

[@24Dodgers]

Why would Tesla want to talk to Inside Edition?

[@afung89]

right! a lot of cars have the exact same windows and if the driver didn't know this, then it's not at Tesla's fault for their own actions. Swipe up for forward, swipe down for reverse. It's more likely driver fault.

[@matthewbaynham6286]

Because Tesla doesn't have a press department, Elon fired them all years ago.

[@Ria-sd2ex]

Oh God, here come the Tesla simps😂

[@seric4546]

Maybe to comment on why they made a defective submarine.

[@wilhelmcarlstedt]

It's an ethical thing in journalism to try to contact every part that's involved in the reporting.

[@MrJamesSantiago]

She was drunk. Step one: Don't drink and drive.

[@brad3201]

Usually it’s the Simpson’s that predicts these kinda things. But this one was predicted by Family Guy

[@joebidenisyourpresidentget2481]

Much worse than any simpsons episode. This car door only opens electronically. The manual release has to be opened by removing a panel, something you stand no chance of doing while underwater.

[@GeorgeSukFuk]

"would you like quick and painful or slow and painless?"😂

[@GeorgeSukFuk]

Oh I'm thinking of Futurama

[@MsAmber82]

Disney: Thank you for your comment, we'll take actions *Censors episode*

[@eustab.anas-mann9510]

When was Angela Chao on Family Guy? Enlighten me o wise one.

[@huaethan05]

Rolling the window down and keep calm is the most important rule.

[@timewa851]

most important rule is don't put it in the pond to begin with, drunky-drunk.

[@SWOTHDRA]

​@@timewa851it is alcohol, its the gender......and the race

[@MrOldclunker]

Oh sure! How many ponds do you back into on a regular basis?

[@bradford_shaun_murray]

1:39 woah

[@TheWalamala]

Ya cause your ass was calm and didn't panic buy during covid

[@legocontrollerjr]

"The car was in reverse instead of drive" Imagine becoming a billionaire only to die like a Looney Tunes character

[@omgwtfbbq_1]

*crickets*

[@Zert_McGert]

HEIRESS. She just inherited the wealth. Her dad was very powerful and wealthy.

[@AlCatSplat]

@@Zert_McGert still a billionaire

[@CamilleM-df9pe]

Nepotism. @@AlCatSplat

[@Iloveswedes]

They don't die, though.

[@hjonirsvensson6513]

Even billionaires aren't immune to gross stupidity

[@konradrubin1964]

*milliardaires

[@EternalSilence4ever]

I don't know if this is stupidity though. This may be an accidental death, but we have no idea if there was some kind of malfunction or even possibly a planned assassination made to look like accidental.

[@AK-rv6dq]

​@@EternalSilence4ever she called her assistant to call the police. She's stupid.

[@jeremyhuang2502]

have some empathy. it is tragic and sad. it is not stupidity. you sound so bitter and cruel.

[@coin5207]

​@@jeremyhuang2502 She attempted to drunk drive. Is there anything more stupid you can do in a car?

[@shaecoats5485]

For anyone who does not know. R stands for "Reverse" and D stands for "Drive"

[@Cujucuyo]

R is Racing mode, duh.

[@sodacurt]

@@Cujucuyo duh

[@renatayuuki5705]

She couldn't read it because it was in English not Chinese

[@jakerazmataz852]

And the brake pedal in on the left.

[@punnamrajenderreddy5537]

​@@Cujucuyoisn't R road to hell ?

[@a.k.salazr]

A high ranking politician with billionaire close relatives, what a shocker. People should be outraged about electing rich people’s puppets to make laws

[@xjcrossx]

That was my first thought.

[@lonniemonroe2714]

His wife's family has CLOSE ties to the Chinese Communist Party.

[@videos4mydad]

American mythology basically states you have to be a good person to be rich. We revere rich people.

[@debbiebrantley61]

No “we”don’t

[@jaredjones1846]

Thanks man I was trying to find a way to say this

[@Alexandros.Mograine]

If you get into water, immediately try to roll down the window. Dont try to open the door.

[@meghanmisaliar]

Exactly. I don't understand why she didn't roll her window down .

[@ChaosUnfold]

Sometimes that thing jams.@@meghanmisaliar

[@stempowers]

Panic mode ​@@meghanmisaliar

[@user-yn7on7ou8n]

Electric

[@Alexandros.Mograine]

@@ChaosUnfold Yes thats why you need to do it immediately before the electric parts malfunction, otherwise just let the car fill with water and then open the door. If you dont know this stuff you panic and it might be too late.

[@kummer45]

Misfortunes of life. We come with nothing. We leave with nothing.

[@willvandeusen7130]

If I am worth billions of dollars, I ain’t driving myself anywhere

[@MistaMoney91]

if im worth billions of dollars, i aint getting into any car, public roads full of lunatics with road rage

[@willvandeusen7130]

@@MistaMoney91 facts

[@RENEG4DE4NGEL]

​@@MistaMoney91If I'm worth billions of dollars, I'm just gonna cryogenically freeze myself into stasis while my consciousness is downloaded into a fleet of androids. You never can be too safe.

[@spendalkendal1827]

Especially not a Tesla

[@LittleKachowski]

If someone was worth billions and didn’t drive themself, they’d be called all sorts of things

[@2driftlong]

Nothing could have saved her, except realizing immediately that the car was not moving forward when she engaged the car in reverse. I can understand older people making the same mistake, but she was only 50 years old.

[@pegcity4eva]

High on Xanax and wine most likely.

[@SerfsR-WE]

​@@pegcity4evashe was wacked. She was spilling the beans.

[@trashmesoftsoft]

​@@SerfsR-WEabout?

[@boohere2]

Honestly if I was that friend on the phone I would have said ROLL DOWN THE WINDOW QUICK and swim OUT.

[@geesung4444]

NOT EVERY 50 YEAR OLD WOMAN knows how to handle a life and death situation. let alone swim or stay calm bc of the lack of experience.

[@johannaliceaga5936]

It’s weird for her to have backed up so fast that she couldn’t have hit the break once she noticed she was reversing! I wonder if she was use to turning on her car and then just slamming on the gas pedal or what? What a weird situation

[@DoubleSmackJacksSmackAttack]

Mistaking the brake for the accelerator would definitely do that, most likely smashed the 'brake' to stop the car which just made reverse faster into the pond. If the pond was close enough the car can move pretty quickly.

[@JBisHere4AGudTime]

She was drizzzzunk!!

[@doricetimko5403]

Definitely weird

[@urbid6273]

i think thats because teslas accelerate extremely fast

[@megar_potato859]

Part of it is definitely because it’s a tesla. they accelerate extremely fast, and that includes going backwards too

[@vincentbugalia3858]

Which proves wealth does not buy intelligence.

[@melarie205]

be serious anyone can make a mistake, ur so weird

[@afoolsbabybear2266]

She was drunk

[@abdullahal-shimri3091]

@@afoolsbabybear2266good thing she didn’t drive over someone else

[@coldones9505]

Or she was killed off to make it look like an accident.

[@Marcho978]

And some Boeing Whistleblower also died by suicide. My a$$ these were accidents

[@What-is-a-handle-is-it-a-tag]

Absolutely

[@MusicforMe123]

Probably not suicide but Epsteined.

[@justaweeb9086]

The last pfp I'd expect to have more than 2 braincells to rub together

[@mattmarzula]

​@@What-is-a-handle-is-it-a-tagAsian.

[@duanedelperdang1749]

You must have completed the gop conspiracy theory masterclass recently.

[@patkillebrew4110]

I am sorry for a tragic loss, but grateful for the advice of getting out in this situation

[@REVAMPEDWRESTLING2K]

lol, she was a rich broad. WHat is there to be sorry about lol

[@ThunderbackOG]

The natural response for normal people. Not call 911 and wait for them or someone else to rescue you.

[@REVAMPEDWRESTLING2K]

Jesus??? lol good one yeah he's coming soon @@TTKDMS oh he's at the door with my pizza, I'll make sure to tip him well, thanks

[@cheapbongs]

@@TTKDMSstop spewing nonsense man

[@luc1ferblack]

sureeeeee i bet you believe in santa too@@TTKDMS

Calling 911 is giving your last words.

[@blak3brutus229]

Fr. When milliseconds count, they’re only minutes away 😂

[@abcdefzhij]

Stoggy!!

[@YourXellency]

Many Black people know this!

[@lionsenkei1621]

😂😂😂😂😂 I’m so dumb

[@ambasing_omaygot]

How do you have no handle?? 😮

[@uncle3883]

Imagine being a billionaire without a driver.

[@konradrubin1964]

*milliardaire. A billion is 10^12, not 10^9

[@christiandaugherty6339]

​@@konradrubin1964Hmm, well generally not in English. Britain used to use the long billion like a lot of other places, but now uses the short American billion. So now billion in English is now pretty much universally 1 with 9 zeros instead of 12. I'm not a fan of the short billion personally, but that's it's current meaning in English 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@fireandbloodKMD]

Being in a car that goes into water like that is one of my biggest fears, like terrifies me. It combines 2 things that already absolutely scare me, car accidents & water.

[@greatman5836]

Really 😊

[@Rnjeepshoelver]

Same 😮

[@LayzeeGiant]

Maybe take the bus.

[@renatayuuki5705]

Yes and claustrophobia, it's like being buried alive under water

[@brucemoore1860]

Yes!!! And the only thing that would make it worse would be if it happened at night!!

[@loveforeignaccents]

She spent her time calling friends to come help her? Holy moly!

[@axolotl1777]

She has never done anything in her life by herself of course this is her first thought

[@Bsb0830]

@@axolotl1777Yet she became a billionaire. Make it make sense

[@joshualeonard4658]

@@Bsb0830 heiress....

[@axolotl1777]

@@Bsb0830 she didn't became a millionaire. She was born into a rich family and made ceo of the family business. And by not doing anything her whole life i meant i bet she always had assistants to do everything for her.

[@loveforeignaccents]

@@JimmyJones-fe3fw Yep!

[@timothyle4988]

Rule1: Stay on the brake until you're sure you've went into the correct gear.

[@growingup15]

this is a Tesla they dont have gears just a button on the screen to put it in "gear" wouldnt be surprised if it malfunctioned or because theres no tactile feeling of going in gear she didnt know

[@mikemondano3624]

You have went, all right.

[@ProxyCard]

Women 😂 ☕️

[@grimmjow714]

​​@@growingup15revert back to start of rule one, hold onto brake

[@LukeJaywalker-c8t]

Also, start slowly making sure you're going in the anticipated direction before you really get going.

[@ALLROY240]

Actually a terrifying way to go.

[@jeffcampbell2710]

The drowning part isn't bad, according to a guy I know that drowned and was revived. He said the fight and panic is the worst part. But once your body automatically takes a breath, it's over, painlessly. He remembered it in detail. I always fear death by fire and drowning second. But, after his story, I don't fear drowning as much.

[@Mega-P71]

​@@jeffcampbell2710 Idk why this guy said it was painless but water entering your lungs is painful.

[@LayzeeGiant]

@@Mega-P71Agreed. I almost drowned when I was young and that water in your lungs hurts like hell.

[@dsweet5859]

@@Mega-P71 very true. He probably didn’t remember it because his brain fell in to an unconscious state

[@Tylnorton]

You clearly haven't heard of the Nutty Putty cave tragedy.

[@lunabranwen]

All that power and money didn't save her

[@wanderer3004]

😉

[@masterBong1]

You’d think she’d have a driver with all that money haha

[@stephen9906]

Modern feminism

[@boombasett6038]

Money can't save you. You take nothing with you when you die.

[@CrackHeadHuntersDrugDealer]

That's what did her in! Selling her soul!

[@SuperBotanica]

I know why I love my 26 year old Nissan - manual gear, no electronics, rare repairs and a galvanized body

[@Chrisgray-df9qt]

Hi pretty Lady

[@heth91]

She was drunk and dumb. The car has nothing to do with that.

[@amazingman63]

I mean old people still fly into storefronts thinking the gas was the brake. This doesnt seem like a stretch

[@susanhartline7539]

But..while doing a 3 point turn??

[@TheMightyN]

That's a poor comparison.

[@M.Campbell]

@@susanhartline7539Possibly, it was a new car for her and she wasn't overly familiar with it. I doubt most billionaires get as much time driving themselves as regular people do.

[@lemostjoyousrenegade]

An older woman crashed her vehicle into a bus stop shelter last weekend here in San Francisco. Three of the five people affected died.

[@kevinparker2409]

Yeah it does

[@ohthatpaul]

This is really useful: don't waste time calling or trying to break windows, just roll them down and get out, children first. Well done, Inside Edition! I'm sorry that lady lost her life.

[@ikiasamuel181]

I think they should install at least one manual roll down window now in case of stuff like this and electrical system doesn’t work

[@SanjeFlocka]

Billionaires probably don't have the concept of a "roll down" window

[@travisrameysadler9924]

I don't think opening the window vs breaking it is valuable information... it's really mire like common sense.

[@Eoin-B]

@@ikiasamuel181 Even worse. Tesla doesn't have manual door openers. It's a push button. Once all that shorts out, you're trapped.

[@ikiasamuel181]

@@Eoin-B omg

[@21truthbetold]

I pray this NEVER happens to anyone with children. How could you ever get enough time to lower the windows, unbuckle the baby, and swim out?

[@bb-r7t]

you hope it never happens. i'm sure there isn't an invisible man in the sky that will prevent it.

[@mrmeh9853]

@@bb-r7t Begone edgelord.

[@uazuazu]

Babies have a reflex for that. You can do it if you stay calm and clear-headed.

[@howardhughes7596]

Electric windows don’t always work when submerged. Always keep a device to break the windows.

[@josephfdent]

@@howardhughes7596 yeah car is submerged so all the electric components stop working. better have one of those devices thieves use to break windows

[@georgethomas7040]

Don't drink and drive folks.

[@TheUnholyPosole]

...why, I don't live near any ponds???

[@michaeljones6887]

It’s amazing how someone with that much power is that mentally unaware of her own surroundings and safety precautions

[@SWOTHDRA]

I mean......im just gonna say it.....skelletor

[@Kingdom_Truth]

These people only have that much power because of affirmative action.

[@imnotasimp7440]

She inherited the money/power.

[@peekaboopeekaboo1165]

​@@SWOTHDRA Please elaborate...

[@Slickness1980]

Usually it's not mental power that gets them that it's the inherited money

[@Voicenreason247]

Billionaire driving, I would pay people to carry me on a throne. While flying to the 7/11.

[@jp0924]

she was trying to kill her self. because she lost ton of money

[@DwightStJohn-w1l]

yup. I'd NEVER do my own driving any more. Same for holding a political position. We had our Premier nailed in Hawaii for drunk driving. SOMEONE called in from the PARTY and reported him leaving (they SAY the cops noticed him but I'm not buying that).

[@CagedBirdsFreed]

I will buy an island and start my own civilization there lol have a lavish castle would be sitting on a throne

[@boss2654]

😂😂 not 7-Eleven

[@rennmaxbeta]

Yep, personal chauffeur everywhere

[@abrahamrivera6298]

Wouldn’t your natural instinct be to hit the brakes as soon as you realize your going in reverse instead of drive?? RIP

[@thomas-918]

you dont even need to hit the brakes in the tesla. as soon as you let off the accelerator it automatically brakes. and quickly if i might add.

[@rainydaywoman5758]

I constantly have dreams where I'm driving but my car is going backwards, and fast but I have no control? Am I going to die in a Tesla 😅😂

[@firstchirriru]

Or possibly malfunction that time

[@profilnamn9657]

​@@thomas-918Exactly! I feel there is more to this story.

[@Klm49]

Maybe she was driving angry and not paying attention??

[@MeNotyou-nx4ll]

Car is sinking, you're in it. Calling 911 is natural instinct? The most unatural reaction i could think of

[@ashridhar]

All the money, own all the property and then die in the pond on your property. Who would have ever thought of that? Life is so fragile.

[@ejtrujillo]

They wanna blame Elon for her stupidity. C’mon…. bye bye lady with your billions

[@d4air105]

@blackrain7206 jealous homeboy. God has given u a brain and hands no body is stopping you from working hard and also become a billionaire

[@lilteabag134]

@@d4air105 and finally i found the "work harder broooo" bot

[@Universal_Craftsman]

Look what Stockton Rush did, he even took his passengers with him in the grave in his contraption.

[@mikeingeorgia1]

I knew a guy that died in his own pond while cutting the grass. His riding mower tipped over and landed on top of him, pinning him upside down in the mud. 😬

[@richatlarge462]

Remember this happened close to midnight on a weekend in winter. I had this image of her backing her car into the pond on a sunny afternoon, but no. The darkness must have made the situation even tougher. And who knows, it's even possible she had been drinking at that hour.

[@richatlarge462]

@@im_cart8656I'm guessing the driveway did not involve making a three-point turn next to the pond. I have no idea what she was doing in her car by the pond at midnight, but the visibility was likely poor while making that three-point turn.

[@turkey4957]

Yeah saddest part of these comments is people ripping her stupidity and laughing at how she’s a billionaire and related to McConnell so it makes it funny and at the end of the day, that could have happened to any of our relatives and it’s a lot easier to do that people want to think even though I can’t really relate to that ever happening, I can see how it could in winter at night and if you distracted or in a state that wasn’t ideal while moving the car real quick for a friend etc

[@KingstonTiger]

​@@turkey4957 people needs to satisfy themselves by looking at other's stupidity. That's how it mostly goes around the internet. However you can't say she isn't stupid or ignorant for drink driving and flooring the pedal on 1st gear(what she intended)

[@Cruise_227]

The darkness would have made it difficult, however the back up camera and the illuminated reverse light would have helped.

[@youareworthalot1228]

I’m guessing this was murder. Idk for sure. But billionaire maybe knew something she shouldn’t. She was maybe dead when someone put in her the car and put it into reverse to go into the water.

[@MsMyhouse]

I think all car should have manual old school hand cranks for windows in addition to the electric buttons in case of emergency.

[@stevenlevernier7357]

I think people should have to take an IQ test before getting a license.

[@jasonkhanlar9520]

Car-shaped weapon of mass destruction.

[@TheUnholyPosole]

Just buy an old car. No politics involved

[@JeromeProductions]

Exactly! Electric is easier but manual will come in handy at calling times

[@PeterAlanA1234567890]

That would make it much sense ..

[@BornSuperSaiyan]

if i was stupid enough to think a billionaire cared about the common man id try to save her

[@RajDeelish]

After you put your car into drive (or reverse) you're not supposed to gun it. If she slowly eased into it she would have realized she was still in reverse just a few feet after she started moving and would have been able to break before she went too far.

[@Paradys8]

The SMARTEST comment here! So TRUE!!!👍🏻👍🏻 She must have speeding

[@KenshinPhoenix]

A vehicle that can be remotely locked and remotely driven. What could go wrong....

[@hypothalapotamus5293]

It was Chinese Lunar New Year, 30 minutes after midnight. The actual lesson is that you shouldn't drive while intoxicated, even if the trip is entirely on your own property.

[@stevecharman8420]

@@hypothalapotamus5293 that seems the most likely explanation

[@CarolFremel-my4hs]

That’s why I’ve been rear ended twice by people mistakenly thinking the light has changed and gunning it - idiots probably on their phones but they’d never admit tahat

[@MajinJustin872]

Why would Tesla need to respond for a comment about the situation? That’s like saying if someone in a Honda accidentally drove off a cliff and asking Honda for a response about the situation as if they caused it, when it was just the drivers mistake

[@rumfordc]

because you can't know if it was an accident without checking what happened first

[@teamtwiistz]

retractable door handles...

[@tyme6438]

@@rumfordc dude they clearly said she put the car in reverse so what you talkin about?

[@rumfordc]

@@tyme6438 dude how do you think they figured that out when she isn't alive to tell them? what you thinking about?

[@tyme6438]

@@rumfordc the context clues CLEARLY they said she put it in reverse they didn’t say it was a malfunction or unknown as to how it happened …you actin like you read the police report

[@evilfingers4302]

Did she even attempt to use the Brake Pedal?, because that would prevent the car from rolling into the pond.

[@MusicismoreImportant]

An accident Maybe the car was very near the pond

[@onemoremisfit]

I met a woman whose teen son drove his car into a friend's house. The car was parked head on to the house. The kid was attempting to back the car out of the driveway away from the house, he put it in gear and hit the gas, but he accidentally put the gearshift in D instead of R and the car went fully into the house before he could react. The car plunged thru the floor into the basement and the fire dept had to dig the driver out of the wreck. He was not badly injured. Another case ~20 years ago, at a Dodge dealership named Koller Dodge in Naperville IL an employee accidentally backed a new truck into the customer who just purchased it and pinned him against a wall, killing him. The driver got the accelerator and brake pedals mixed up. Stuff like this happens. Be careful.

[@MaskOfCinder]

She probably pressed the gas instead of the break which is what got her into this mess to begin with.

[@JTV84]

none of these accidents happen with manual cars.

[@hassanas.benjamin3818]

I think that Tesla failed her

[@bphater31]

So if you can't open the windows in time before the car has no power..... Then you're screwed

[@daveclark8337]

Yes at a certain point , the electronics will short once is car submerged in water. Or you could also just open the door... in a pond.

[@SamThePlumber]

​@daveclark8337 you can't open the door once your car is submerged. It's impossible due to the water pressure. Your only option is to roll down the window immediately

[@mikewilhelmson8413]

You can buy little glass breaking hammers that fit in your glove box

[@Silrak50]

@@mikewilhelmson8413 it's a tesla. The even firefighters had a hard time opening it

[@jdos5643]

How does a billionaire have a pond and her car close to it? I thought cars were parked in garage or front of house?

[@waynebollman]

Yeah, there's nothing suspicious about this at all.

[@summerforever6736]

for sure

[@donmoore7785]

Ahhhh - conspiracy theorist?

[@HandMeDeals]

😂​@@TonyTonyChopper4949

[@CBReptiles1]

Omg what. ?!?!?! Who would do this

[@kimjungun9406]

🤫🤐

[@Dark_Knight950]

She didn't back into the pond going 40 miles in hour.. this death is very suspicious.......

[@carlosz7208]

Karma for siding with the CCP

[@morganren2977]

@@carlosz7208 Yup, they took over her Tesla, lock the doors and windows and backed it into a lake.

[@toolbaggers]

You need to pick the wrong gear and wrong pedal to die this way. A normal person wouldn't put it in reverse and if they did, they would step on the brake pedal not the accelerator.

[@okamijubei]

You mean a possible assassination? Like somebody tampers the Tesla?

[@1onelyone]

My first thought! 🧐

[@markco4911]

Even if she drove any other brand of car shifting to reverse will reverse the car.

[@Kratos510e]

you can't smash the window? man tell that to all the thief's breaking into peoples car in less than 5 seconds.

[@stevie-ray2020]

The automatic-punch-type glass-breakers work much better than those hammer-style ones shown, .....& that's why thieves use them very effectively! In fact I bought a few after the recovery-divers group 'Adventures With Purpose' recommended them, & I keep one on my key-ring & another in the glove-box just in case!

[@drivingfailsofsacramento]

​@@stevie-ray2020Same! I also have two of them I keep in my car, one for driver one for passenger.

[@Brambrew]

And if you don't have one of those spike thingies, you can use the headrest. It has two spiked prongs.

[@archstanton6237]

The headrest,depending on the make of the car,will not always detach from the seat as is the case with my car.@@Brambrew

[@Brambrew]

@@archstanton6237 oof, no backing up into ponds then. So sad.

[@WH2012]

Any time driving near a body of water, keep the window rolled down.

[@Tallacus]

Or one of those breaking glass hammers in your car, with a seatbelt cutter

[@RPGreg2600]

​@@Tallacussomeone didn't watch the whole video

[@kirapoluektov6480]

or flash flooding

[@msalohakitty]

Good idea

[@Katherine_xs]

True

[@choojooo8531]

Scrolling through the comments and more than half were saying they would break the window. All of these people would have gone the same fate as the woman.

[@richatlarge462]

Well it's the only option, isn't it, unless you manage to roll down the window in time, which maybe didn't work in the Tesla?

[@choojooo8531]

@@richatlarge462 according to the video, you have about 30-60 seconds before it stops working. Who knows about tesla, but I think tesla could probably put water sensors somewhere in the car that could automatically open the windows when it detects the car is in a lake.

[@richatlarge462]

@@choojooo8531Thanks. They should definitely add that feature.

[@BigBen621]

@@choojooo8531 _but I think tesla could probably put water sensors somewhere in the car that could automatically open the windows when it detects the car is in a lake._ Why just Tesla? The same scenario would occur in any car, EV or ICE.

[@onionbubs386]

Tesla made their windows unbreakable, despite being told repeatedly how that's going to kill someone.

[@rubegoldburg7841]

A BILLIONAIRE with NO COMMON SENSE. 👎

[@JollyGreen-d9e]

She had enough sense to become a billionaire.

[@hummerguy]

Bruh, I could understand putting your car in the wrong gear but how do you not notice it soon when the car starts moving

[@seancuefas720]

@@milyu995 💀

[@JasJus.88]

Women + Asian = Really Bad Driver

[@okieg8960]

Teslas dont have year selectors. When you press the Gas it’s rapid acceleration. Always have a window breaker, you can use the metal seatbelts

[@hummerguy]

@@okieg8960 Still seems like you'll notice in a second and hit the brakes unless you hit the accelerator hard

[@agps4418]

@@hummerguy i'll just repeat the first reply: women

[@CanineGrowTime]

This is absolutely ridiculous. Dying like this is senseless.

[@ox_trueprotagonistchrisred9085]

I mean how does one not know how to put their car in drive??

[@ImAstroCodm]

@@ox_trueprotagonistchrisred9085 exactly and why would you try calling anyone to come help like its gonna do anything

[@dsweet5859]

Bro, this was either a huge malfunction of the Tesla’s part, or it was an assassination. Probably an assassination. She owns that car which means she probably knows how it works to at least operate it to get from point a to point b. Second, she’s a financial giant. Getting there requires higher than average intelligence. There’s no way she “accidentally” backed in to the pond lmao

[@rnash-shannon9304]

@@dsweet5859 Do you have any evidence that supports your utterly stupid opinion?

[@ethanol-fb]

@@dsweet5859 asian woman, its probably just her fault

[@th3dool]

the ending killed me... 'and tesla did not respond for our quest to comment'

[@majorlazor5058]

Why should they. Appears to be user error. Someone with a lead foot accidentally backed quickly into a pond.

[@christoffesedao3579]

@@majorlazor5058That’s conjecture. You have no idea what actually happened. I’ve personally seen someone hack into the controls of a Tesla from far away. Anything is possible.

[@JanMan37]

They may have not given enough time to respond. They may just give one hour to respond before stating that. It can be just because they don't like Elon Musk.

[@tonyho8171]

smart business women should knows drive mode and reverse mode

[@DominusMessor95]

It’s not Tesla fault it’s a driver error

[@MatthiasNyberg]

"Woman attempts three-point turn. Dies."

[@chevyboycp]

😂😂😂

[@Hedgpig]

I'll try to resist my natural instinct of calling 911 when I'm seconds from drowning, thanks

[@markweaver3458]

In the UK calling the police is a waste of time anyway.

[@sweetrose19]

If she couldn’t swim, it would not matter what she did.

[@combos7]

@@sweetrose19I doubt she aged to 50 years old without learning to swim

[@Vicki-r4u]

They lived "out" as in apparently not close to emergency services anyway. Even after emergency personnel got there it took a while to get her out. I feel badly for her family, but especially her little boy.

[@Capcoor]

@@combos7 I heard of a woman who learned to swim when she was 73.

[@alexandermik1194]

Thank goodness I'm too poor to be targeted by international assassins.

[@esterhudson5104]

😂👍

[@warningtvjesusisreal791]

You nailed it ,

[@powerstrokedude993]

Even billions can’t buy you common sense.

[@OneGodoneIsrael]

Or driving skills

[@versati3]

insensitive

[@OneGodoneIsrael]

@@versati3 life

[@TheOneAndOnlyZelenkaGuru]

@@versati3 cope and seeth

[@powerstroke-qi8tn]

@@versati3 Thank you!

[@ADDICTEDADDICT443]

Unless she was right by the edge there is no way that happened by accident.

[@rainydaywoman5758]

Right, I'm sure her driveway had to be a distance from the water.

[@Mutatedchromosomes333]

She called friends to help but they couldn’t bust the window

[@LenySwan]

Husband did it!

[@paullooper1090]

@@Mutatedchromosomes333I got the joke... haha

[@rainydaywoman5758]

@@Mutatedchromosomes333 Who says this friend was really her friend? No one has suspected this friend from the get go. Remember, Smiling Faces!

[@jojomakes]

What a terrifying way to die and also so traumatic for her friends to witness.

[@ToxicAudri]

Maybe they will start speaking out against the stupid badly designed teslas that cause their friends death.

[@dying2survive298]

⁠@@ToxicAudri apparently the cyber trucks got bad crash safety in general. There’s no crumble zone in the bumpers so it collides like some older vehicles and drives all the force to your neck 😬 But hey, at least you can stop gunfire… sometimes 😂

[@ToxicAudri]

@user-hs3jf4nr9j She wasn't. She just bought a death trap.

[@ToxicAudri]

@@UberFoX The biggest issue with the electric cars exploding is what the battery is made with lithium, which is reactive with water, you cannot put out a lithium fire with water, it requires a special chemical foam.

[@righteousone1]

RIP - Rest In Pond

[@tiberiuslawson1172]

Moral of the Story : A billion dollars wont save you from being a bad driver

[@GuyBuddy-i6q]

From being a Chinese driver

[@alanpartington2540]

Or from Xi Jin Ping if he wants to send your family a message.

[@Shelley-j2y]

Or dying. We all have an expiration date and it has nothing to do with money.

[@konradrubin1964]

*milliard. She's "only" a milliardaire. A billion is 10^12, not 10^9

[@dasuberpanda]

I guess I can't blame them for not mentioning that she was drunk driving

[@Slips85]

Now Tesla is building the cyber truck with bulletproof windows so good luck trying to get out

[@Just_a_random_birb]

I heard there is a temporary boat mode for cyber truck. Pressurises the battery. I’m not sure it’s true though.

[@JoshCPirvu]

they couldn't break the window anyway

[@Just_a_random_birb]

@@JoshCPirvu true

[@Just_a_random_birb]

Oh and one thing. Cybertruck windows is not bullet proof. It’s rock proof.

[@cristianrojas995]

For the price , it better float lmao

[@iCANT_BELIEVE_YOU_SAID_THAT]

I really miss cars with a manual roll down handle for each door.

[@retiredyeti5555]

My car has manual windows. My wife wanted electric but I was adamant. Of course, it is not one of these modern cars with electronics up the wazoo. It is a basic, nothing extra 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt. Everything that is required to exit the car is manual. No GPS to get me lost - I know how to read a map and have common sense. No Bluetooth, no GPS, no Tracker, just a good honest car.

[@am-js1ge]

Yes Right!

[@michaelwells7348]

those window probably worked when she had already perished ....

[@AJ-lz3lr]

I have this and it sucks when you want ventilation while driving

[@bradford_shaun_murray]

..and cassette player, rocking out to Bon Jovi 80s style and losing it into the water (1:39)

[@karthikkakaraparty5841]

Kudos to Inside Edition for showing ways to act when in the situation to escape danger. ❤

[@ThatGirl-tg7wd]

Assuming you're Tesla doesn't combust when hitting the water

[@susandundon5918]

​@ThatGirl-tg7wid I was thinking the same.

[@Seroxm13]

That's what I love about IE. They always educate us on what to do in certain situations.

[@dyyuri]

They should have just told people to NOT buy a Tesla 💀

[@jUppers]

common sense needs to come with tutorial now i guess. i am not surprised, it's just still baffling that people have become so utterly ignorant of reality that they need to be told how basic physics work. they should have started the "education" with "you cannot breathe underwater" lmao

[@DoctorVinnyBoomBatz]

She was driving a Tesla, a bigass set of batteries on 4 wheels made of highly toxic materials sank into the water like a very large brick.

[@dinnerwaltz]

Fun fact: Angele Chao's father was the late Chinese President Jiang Zemin's university mate in China.

[@benjaminmartindale]

that’s pretty cool

[@user-mz6iv8ps6c]

@@benjaminmartindalenot

[@carlosmiranda5871]

And of course they’re related to a US congressman

[@ScienceNotFaith]

That's why she's rich. You don't think she made that money without help and connections do you? Same with Elena Chow and Moscow Mitch. All insiders getting rich off of dubious and most likely illegal activities.

[@dillonhunt1720]

She was also member of the board for the Bank of China and a vice chair for the China State Shipbuilding Coorporation which made ships for the Chinese military. You know. Definitely the person you want to have deep ties with America's government.

[@Choomphol]

Instead of getting out of the car,but she got enough time to call a friend for help.

[@SUGAR_XYLER]

That's crazy 😂

[@md929]

She couldn't get out of the car. It's electric and can't open the windows due to loss of power when the car submerged. She was trapped inside, basically. I own a Tesla and that's what I am worried about. I bought a glass breaker for situations like that.

[@maddenplaya2097]

​@md929 they just said you can't break the Tesla glass but I doubt you'll end up in a pond lol

[@md929]

@@maddenplaya2097 you think that's all I am talking about? What a dummy. Lol

[@Choomphol]

@@md929 Tesla got emergency door handle right next to window buttons.

[@M.Campbell]

Taking the time to phone someone for help rather than rolling down the window... I'm sure she was frightened and not thinking clearly, but she paid with her life. My condolences to her loved ones.

[@r.o.mgamerbr633]

Does everyone knows swim?

[@WhiteWolfBlackStar]

I think her electrical might have went out. My brother said something about that years ago, it was better to have hand crank windows if you wind up in the water. I'm not sure about the Teslas operating system, but she may have had no power once it got wet.

[@edelweisskai]

i would be stupid enough to call people first too

[@wunnell]

@@WhiteWolfBlackStar, I recently saw a video of a Tesla driving through floodwaters. Once the car was completely submerged then it would be unlikely to keep running for long but I would expect an EV to withstand water better than an ICE because it doesn't require air for combustion of fuel to keep running. Car electrics still work even if the engine isn't running though, so even then she would have had a period of time to use the windows without issue. As they said in the video, if you get your seatbelt off and your window down immediately, you can get out without too much trouble. I'm guessing that she just panicked and missed that opportunity.

[@fallinginthed33p]

@@wunnell There could be a fuse that disables the electrical system to the entire car if it thinks it's underwater.

[@bomboy7]

“Drunk woman dies driving drunk” should be the title. If she wasn’t a billionaire, there’d be no story.

[@Jonathon1031]

She was so used to people doing things for her, she made a call instead of using the time to help herself.

[@quickenmyend]

I think when she hit the water all the electronics possibly shorted out and she was unable to unlock the door or lower the windows. But I could be wrong and she just panicked and couldn't think straight.

[@DnBastard]

​​@@quickenmyendeither way she won the Darwin award for that day lmao

[@quickenmyend]

@@DnBastard that is very weird though unless you're drunk how many people back into a pond.

[@quickenmyend]

@ZzXZ636 read my other comment I said I think when she hit the water all the electronics might have shorted out. Preventing her from unlocking the doors or open the windows

[@quickenmyend]

@ZzXZ636 either way that's a horrible way to go out. Drowning is one of my worst fears.

[@ThePeopleVerse]

Sounds like the word "Tesla" doesn't even need to be in the report as anybody in any vehicle could hit the gas instead of brake...AND it happens all the time.

[@MangaGamified]

By context, people don't hold the gas long enough for a crash if not fatal. Big difference

[@manchildusa]

gas cars dont stop on their own, checkmate@@MangaGamified

[@studivan]

You know the media, you have to make it seem like someone else's fault, why did the media try to contact Tesla? the car didn't go backwards by itself.

[@christophersoucy7720]

You do know that Tesla autopilot has a feature where you can hit the gas driving forward and then (without hitting any buttons) hit the gas again and now be in reverse. The car basically looks at your surroundings and determines whether you want to go forwards or backwards - mostly for parking use or when you just start driving. This could very easily be the car’s fault

[@AshiStarshade]

@@christophersoucy7720I didn't know that. That's interesting. I thought she had moved some shifter herself. It sounds like she did not.

[@stefpix]

They should re introduce manual handles to roll down the windows. If the car engine and the battery gets wet, especially with salt water, window switches may stop working in a few seconds, before the driver may be able to act.

[@joel.ha.]

I have yet to own a car with the button press windows. No thanks.

[@venomfan2020]

Why the hell did they take away the handles?

[@jessicadavid5661]

​@@venomfan2020 Because they needed more issues with electrical problems

[@ericpratt984]

@@venomfan2020 'Cause nobody likes having to do maintenance on them.

[@gregj831]

A giant squid got them.

[@n.t3026]

"if you grab your cellphone.., basically your gonna die" so blunt lmao

[@jadehare]

😂 I don't remember the movie or TV show, but the baddie goes: go ahead! who do you think is faster: you dialing 911 or me pulling a trigger