US EditionCalifornia Grandfather, 72, ‘Boiled Alive’ in Scalding Hotel Shower, Family’s Lawsuit Says
The family alleges negligence after a 72-year-old Marine veteran died from burns caused by water temperatures exceeding California's 120-degree limit.
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California grandfather, 72, 'boiled alive' in scalding hotel shower: lawsuit
(KTLA) — In a lawsuit filed earlier this month in Santa Clara County Superior Court, family members of Los Angeles resident Terril Johnson, 72, allege scalding shower water as hot as 136 degrees led to his death in a San Jose hotel. A veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps, Johnson made the six-hour drive to San Jose with his family to see his gymnast granddaughter graduate from San Jose State University on May 22. After arriving at the Fairfield by…
Former Marine grandpa allegedly ‘boiled alive’ in scalding hotel shower: ‘Skin peeled away from his body’
Terril Johnson, a 72-year-old Marine Corps veteran, had hopped in the shower at the Fairfield by Marriott Inn & Suites San Jose Airport in California after a six-hour drive from Los Angeles to attend his granddaughter's college graduation.
California grandfather, 72, ‘boiled alive’ in scalding hotel shower, suit claims
In a lawsuit filed earlier this month in Santa Clara County Superior Court, family members of Los Angeles resident Terril Johnson, 72, allege scalding shower water as hot as 136 degrees led to his death in a San Jose hotel, according to multiple media reports. A veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps, Johnson made the six-hour drive to San Jose with his family to see his gymnast granddaughter graduate from San Jose State University on May 22. Afte…
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