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The husband of the Long Island pediatrician who fell to her death from a moving Airstream RV on their way to watch the solar eclipse returned to their Long Island home to grieve his family's loss.
Robert Woroniceki, a kidney specialist at Stonybrook Medical Center, answered the door at the family's Stony Brook home with his two daughters standing behind him days after his wife, Monika, 58, was thrown to her death along a New York road when the door opened to the Airstream.
The Airstream, which was parked in their driveway, showed no signs of damage and was a solemn reminder of her death.
Though Richard did not elaborate on the details surrounding Monkia's death, he agreed with a DailyMail.com reporter calling it a 'tragedy.'
'It is,’ he said. ‘I would not do any news. There is too much news already.’
Monika Woroniecka is seen here alongside her husband Dr. Robert Woroniecka and their two daughters Alexandra and Helena
The airstream driven by Richard where Monika flung out an open door to her death
He said Stonybrook University Medical Center had a statement on their website about the pedestrian's passing.
Two young woman, dressed in pajamas with grieve stripped across their faces, were standing in the hallway of the family home. One of the young woman was clutching a small black furry dog and said, ‘she was a very beautiful person.’
The Airstream was intact as it said on the drive. The passenger door that flung opened did not appear to have any visible scratches or dents.
The Woroniecki family returned to Tuesday night into Wednesday morning. Monika died on Saturday during the family trip and New York State Police continue to investigate her death.
Monika Woroniecka, 58, had just stopped for ice cream at a gas station with her family enroute to their AirBnb in Cape Vincent, New York, before falling to her death.
Woroniecka and her daughter Helena decided to ride the last 20 minutes of their trip in the $130,000 Airstream camper.
While Woroniecka was trying to secure the passenger side of the camper, she was thrown from the Airstream and died in front of her horrified family.
Speaking to the New York Post, Helena said that while her mom's death was 'pure accident', the design of the trailer suffered a 'significant safety oversight' due to the door's rear hinge which means it opens against the wind.
Rear-hinged doors such as these are also known as 'suicide doors' because they are easier to open during motion. Most passenger vehicles have the opposite mechanism and are hinged at the front.
The scene on State Route 12E near Watertown, New York, on Saturday afternoon
