- Monika Woroniecka, 58, dies during a family vacation in a strange road accident
- Her husband, Robert, was driving a pickup truck pulling a camper when the door burst open.
- He desperately tried to get back in, but fell and hit his head on the road.
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A doctor died after falling from a moving caravan while desperately clinging to the door during a family camping trip.
Monika Woroniecka, 58, a Long Island pediatrician, was in the silver Airstream 2024 as the family traveled on State Route 12E.
At about 3 p.m. on Saturday they passed through Watertown, New York, with her husband Robert, 59, driving the gray 2019 Ram pickup truck pulling the camper.
Suddenly, a gust of wind blew open the passenger side door of the Airstream and Dr. Woroniecka was thrown, grabbing the door handle for dear life.
Monika Woroniecka, 58, died after falling from a moving caravan while desperately clinging to the door during a family camping trip.
She was in the silver Airstream 2024 as the family was traveling on State Route 12E and the door suddenly opened with a gust of wind.
Dr. Woroniecka was a pediatric allergy and immunology specialist at Stony Brook Medicine, where she practiced for more than 20 years.
Motorists driving behind the motorcade said she lost control and fell, hitting her head on the shoulder of the road and suffering fatal injuries.
“Cape Vincent Ambulance transported Monika to the Samaritan Medical Center emergency room, where she succumbed to her injuries and was pronounced deceased,” New York State Police said.
The family was just 20 minutes from their destination from their home in Stony Brook, Long Island, when Dr. Woroniecka was murdered.
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.
Her husband, Robert, 59 (left), was driving the van pulling the caravan in which Dr Woroniecka was traveling (right). They are photographed with one of her daughters, who may have been with them on the trip.
Dr. Woroniecka has at least two daughters, Helena (right) and Alexandra (left), who may have been with her and Robert on the trip.
The scene on State Route 12E near Watertown, New York, on Saturday afternoon.
Dr. Woroniecka was a pediatric allergy and immunology specialist at Stony Brook Medicine, where she practiced for more than 20 years.
She treated children with food, environmental, medication and bee sting allergies, childhood asthma and skin conditions such as eczema and hives.
“Dr. Woroniecka enjoys traveling, hiking, exercising, and spending time with family and friends,” her work profile said.
He grew up in Poland and attracted Polish-speaking patients from across the region, he added.
State police are investigating the accident.