A man tragically died during a taco-eating contest in the central valley of California – and now his son wants to pay the owner of the organization that hosted it.
Marshall Hutchings is suing Fresno Sports and Events – the company that owns the Fresno Grizzlies minor baseball team – for hosting what he calls an inherently dangerous amateur taco eating competition at Chukchansi Park in 2019 … during which his father passed away.
In the documents obtained by TMZ, Hutchings claims that his father, Dana, was not warned or told of the risks associated with disposing of as much garbage as possible in a short period of time … and consequently began to choke on “chilled and unchilled” taco leftovers.
Hutchings says people tried to rescue him with CPR and a defibrillator before paramedics arrived to rush Dana to the hospital … where he was pronounced dead.
Hutchings claims that FS&E had no undertaking to hold such a meeting with beginners, because he says professional eating of food is a serious matter and requires preparation and training of the participants … and insists that average Joes do not equipped to compete safely. Long story short, Hutchings claims the event was too dangerous, and that the company did not take proper steps to manage it – which ultimately cost a life.
Hutchings is suing for wrongful death and is asking a judge to award him large damages. Fresno Sports did not comment.