Taco-Eating Contest Turns Tragic As Family Sues Team For Dad’s Death
04/06/21 AT 12:32 PM
The family of a man who died after choking during a taco-eating contest at a minor league baseball game in 2019 is now suing the team and organizers of the event for negligence that allowed for his death.
The lawsuit was filed in California, and alleges that 41-year-old Dana Hutchings was not made aware of the risks and dangers involved with entering the competition, the Associated Press reports. Hutchings died after choking on tacos during the contest at a Fresno Grizzlies baseball game on Aug. 13, 2019, where he and other participants were told to eat as many tacos as they possibly could during an allotted amount of time.