A children’s doctor has died in a horrific accident after she fell out of the door of a moving caravan.
Dr Monika Woroniecka was travelling with her family in the 2024 silver house trailer when she fell onto the road, according to police.
The 58-year-old mother was a well-respected children’s allergy and immunology specialist on Long Island, New York.
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At the time, her husband Robert, 59, was driving a 2019 pick-up truck that was towing the caravan along State Route 12E in the town of Brownville in Jefferson County.
Monika and other family members were riding in the trailer for the final 20 minutes of their road trip from Stony Brook.
New York State Police say witnesses behind the Gray Airstream trailer claim they saw the passenger side door open on the road.
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The state troopers add that witnesses claim they could see the doctor’s ‘arm hanging on the door’ after the wind caused it to swing open. And she was then thrown from the caravan and onto the road.
Monika then struck her head on the shoulder of the roadway as she fell.
She was taken by ambulance to Samaritan Medical Center’s Emergency Room but unfortunately succumbed to her injuries and was pronounced dead.
New York State Police’s investigation into this freak accident is ongoing.
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The children’s doctor had been working at the Stony Brook Medicine team since the early 2000s according to her medical profile.
“She enjoys working with children and their families and developing a long-term relationship with families while guiding them through chronic allergy-related conditions. Dr Woroniecka's native language is Polish [and] draws Polish-speaking families from far distances,” it reads.
"Dr Woroniecka likes to travel, hike, exercise, and spend time with family and friends.”
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LADbible has contacted New York State Police for a comment.
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Jess Battison