FRESNO, Calif. — The son of a California man who choked to death during an amateur taco eating contest at a minor league baseball game is suing the event\u2019s organizers for negligence.<\/p>\n
Eighteen-year-old Marshall Hutchings\u2019 lawsuit filed Monday alleges his father, Dana Hutchings, was not made aware of the risks and danger involved in an eating competition, the Fresno Bee reported.<\/p>\n
The 41-year-old died after choking on tacos while competing in the contest during a Fresno Grizzlies game on Aug. 13, 2019. Participants competed to devour as many tacos as possible during a certain amount of time.<\/p>\n
The suit names Fresno Sports and Events, the owner of the Grizzlies.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe won’t be making any public comments,” Grizzlies President Derek Frank said in an email.<\/p>\n
Professionals in the sport of competitive eating train and make themselves physically ready to participate, Hutchings\u2019 attorney Martin Taleisnik said.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut that is not always present in an amateur eating contest,\u201d Taleisnik said. \u201cThe conductors of this event should have made the risks known to the competitors and taken steps to protect them.\u201d<\/p>\n