SAN JOSE, Calif. (KGO) -- The family of a man who died during a trip to San Jose is suing the hotel, alleging the hot water in the shower scalded him to death. The man was visiting in May to attend his granddaughter's graduation. It happened at Marriott's Fairfield Inn and Suites San Jose Airport, according to a lawsuit obtained by ABC7 News. The wrongful death lawsuit says 77-year-old Terril Johnson of Riverside was exposed to scalding hot water, measuring 134-136 degrees Fahrenheit.
At the end of the day, the simple sadness of this case is that you've got John O'Keefe, who died tragically, and the family of John O'Keefe doesn't have answers, and they've focused the spotlight, we believe, on the wrong person.
Court documents sum up its claim: Plaintiffs argue that carrying a large ax to a suburban condo at night, while intoxicated and acting strangely' is enough to indicate to a reasonable person that a crime was in progress, and that more than simply doing nothing, Lyft through their assigned driver, furthered the progression of the crime by chauffeuring the murder[er] to his intended victim.'
