• Re: Long Island pediatrician, 58, dies falling from moving Airstream ca

    From Bub Smith@21:1/5 to Well Duh...Darwin on Mon Apr 8 02:36:58 2024
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    On 4/8/2024 2:22 AM, Well Duh...Darwin wrote:
    A doctor was killed when she fell out of a moving caravan while
    desperately clinging to the door during a family camping trip.

    Monika Woroniecka, 58, a pediatrician from Long Island, was in the silver 2024 Airstream as the family traveled along State Route 12E.

    About 3pm on Saturday they passed Watertown, New York, with her husband Robert, 59, driving the gray 2019 Ram pickup truck pulling the caravan.

    Suddenly, the Airstream's passenger-side door was blown open by a gust of wind and Dr Woroniecka was thrown out - holding the door handle for dear life.

    Motorists driving behind the caravan said she lost her grip and fell,
    hitting her head on the highway's shoulder and suffering fatal injuries.

    'Cape Vincent Ambulance transported Monika to Samaritan Medical Center's Emergency Room where she succumbed to her injuries and was pronounced deceased,' New York State Police said.

    The family was just 20 minutes from reaching their destination from their home in Stony Brook, on Long Island, when Dr Woroniecka was killed.

    Dr Woroniecka has at least two daughters, Helena and Alexandra, who may
    have been with her and Robert on the trip.

    Helena followed her mother into science and studied biochemistry at Stony Brook University and is now working on a PhD at the University of Arizona, while Alexandra studies at Julliard in New York City.

    Dr Woroniecka was a children's allergy and immunology specialist at Stony Brook Medicine, which she practiced for more than 20 years.

    She treated children with food, environmental, medications, and bee stings allergies, childhood asthma and skin conditions like eczema and hives.

    'Dr Woroniecka likes to travel, hike, exercise, and spend time with family and friends,' her work profile read.

    She grew up in Poland and drew in Polish-speaking patients from around the region, it added.

    State troopers are investigating the accident.

    https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13282283/Long-Island- pediatrician-dies-highway-caravan-fall.html

    You'd think a doctor would be smart enough to read the warning sticker
    inside the Airstream prohibiting occupants while towing...

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