The late Dax Tejera’s wife has stated that it was a “bad judgement” to leave their children unattended after her detention.
On the day of his death, Veronica Tejera and her husband reportedly had dinner at a New York eatery without their children present.
A staffer claimed that they didn’t spend a long time inside before a server claimed that the producer seemed “unwell”.
The worker told the Post: “So before anyone ate, just after the server brought the orders, he asked, ‘Are you ok sir?”
They claimed that he collapsed after leaving the restaurant.
Veronica said that she rushed to the hospital with Dax after he collapsed, but claimed she was monitoring her kids with a camera.
However, staff members at the Yale Club reported the reportedly unsupervised children to the police.
Veronica said in a statement: “When Dax collapsed on December 23rd, I accompanied him in an ambulance to the hospital.”
She admitted it was a “poor decision” to leave her kids even though they were “unharmed”.
“The hotel would not allow my friend in and instead called the NYPD.
“We had two cameras trained on my children as they slept, and I monitored them closely in the time I was away from them.
“While the girls were unharmed, I realize that it was a poor decision. Our family has suffered a terrible tragedy.
“I respectfully ask for privacy while my children and I mourn Dax’s death.”
Just a few days before Christmas, Dax, a producer for George Stephanopoulos’ programme This Week, passed away.
Veronica claimed that the loss of her husband had left her “devastated.”
She added: “He has left behind a heartbroken family, and two daughters he loved with all his heart.
“Our family has suffered a terrible tragedy. I respectfully ask for privacy while my children and I mourn Dax’s death.”
In what turned out to be his last post before his passing, Dax posted a picture of himself, Veronica, and their children smiling.
“Merry Christmas!” he wrote as the picture’s caption.
Dax also posted a picture of his two young girls sitting by the window with a backdrop of New York City.
He also posted a vintage photo of himself and his wife with Vice President Biden at the White House.
After joining ABC News’ Washington, DC, staff in 2017, Dax took control of The Week just before Covid-19 struck.
He had previously worked for NBC as an editor and researcher.
