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In Memoriam: Fallen Stars of 2022
New details connected Dax Tejera's passing person been disclosed.
A small much than a period aft the ABC News shaper died astatine the property of 37, the New York City Office of Chief Medical Examiner confirms to E! News that his origin of decease was "asphyxia owed to obstruction of airway by nutrient bolus complicating acute intoxicant intoxication."
Tereja's mode of death, according to the Chief Medical Examiner Office, has been ruled an accident.
In precocious December, the network's president, Kim Godwin, confirmed Tereja passed distant successful a memo to staff, per The Hollywood Reporter. In her Dec. 24 message, she shared the enforcement producer—who is survived by woman Veronica and their 2 daughters Sofia, 2, and Ella, 7 months—suffered a bosom onslaught the time before.
"As EP of This Week with George Stephanopoulos, Dax's energy, passionateness and emotion for that show, ABC News, and you, shined each Sunday morning," Godwin wrote, according to the publication. "That aforesaid emotion was extended to his precious girls."
Amid his abrupt death, Tereja's woman Veronica was charged with 2 counts of endangering the payment of a child. In aboriginal January, an NYPD spokesperson confirmed to E! News that officers responded to a 911 telephone astatine 11 p.m. connected Dec. 23, reporting "unattended children" who were near alone, adding, "The parent was placed successful custody and charged."
Shortly aft constabulary confirmed the charges, Veronica shared her broadside of the events that happened that night.
"When Dax collapsed connected December 23rd, I accompanied him successful an ambulance to the hospital," she said successful a Jan. 3 connection to Entertainment Tonight. "I asked some a adjacent person and my parents to unreserved to my children's edifice country to be to them arsenic I monitored them by camera. The edifice would not let my person successful and alternatively called the NYPD."
The 33-year-old explained, "We had 2 cameras trained connected my children arsenic they slept, and I monitored them intimately successful the clip I was distant from them. While the girls were unharmed, I recognize that it was a mediocre decision."
Veronica went connected to telephone her nonaccomplishment a "terrible tragedy."
"My household and I are devastated by Dax's abrupt passing," she said. "He has near down a heartbroken family, and 2 daughters helium loved with each his heart."
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