during blackouts
A Houston-area couple is suing Entergy, the utility company in charge of Texas energy, for gross negligence following the death of their 11-year-old son during the recent blackouts.
Cristian Pineda was found dead after trying to stay warm by huddling up in a single room. When his parents found him lying there unconscious, they tried to put him in a bed with his younger brother, though young Cristian was already dead from hypothermia.
According to the nine-page lawsuit, Cristian “died because grid wasn’t a priority, and the energy provider made decisions based on profits.” Both Entergy and ERCOT (Electric Reliability Council of Texas), the latter of which manages the flow of electrical power throughout most of the state, are responsible for Cristian’s death, the suit adds.
Texans like the Pineda family should have been warned prior to the storm that they could be without power for many days, lawyers in the case say. Instead, they did nothing and people ended up dying.
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