Angela Chao, Shipping Billionaire and Sister-in-Law of Mitch McConnell, Was Intoxicated When She Died: Police

Ms. Chao backed her vehicle into a pond.

Angela Chao attends the AFI Awards Luncheon at Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills in Los Angeles, Calif., on Jan. 12, 2024. Frazer Harrison/Getty Images

Shipping tycoon Angela Chao was intoxicated when she drove her vehicle into a pond at a Texas ranch last month, resulting in her death, according to police.

In a 62-page report released on March 20, the Blanco County Sheriff’s Office in Texas branded the death of Ms. Chao—who is the sister-in-law of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.)—an “unfortunate accident.”