California husband sues McDonalds after vagrant kills his wife in drive-thru

A California widower claimed McDonald’s workers watched and made no effort to save his wife’s life as she was fatally attacked by a “vagrant” in the drive-thru.Jose Juan Rangel filed a lawsuit against the fast-food chain and two franchise holders in Los Angeles Superior Court on Jan.8, nearly two years after his wife, Maria Vargas Luna, was attacked at a McDonald’s in the Boyle Heights neighborhood of East Los Angeles.Rangel, 75, and Luna, 58, were stuck in their car at the Golden Arches drive-thru when a homeless man, later identified as Charles Cornelius Green Jr., approached them in March 2024, according to the lawsuit obtained by Law & Crime.Green had been roaming the drive-thru area “for at least ten minutes,” panhandling customers for money before he approached the couple, Rangel’s attorney, Ali R.

Kazempour, claimed.Green allegedly launched himself at Rangel and struck him repeatedly in the face through the open driver-side window.Luna leapt from the car to help her husband, but Green shoved her to the ground, causing her head to strike the asphalt and suffer catastrophic injuries that led to permanent brain damage, according to the suit.The complaint alleged that McDonald’s employees “never called law enforcement or requested emergency assistance” during the attack despite “visible warning signs” leading up to the physical altercation that required action.“Defendants’ employees had sufficient time to observe Green’s conduct, recognize the danger, and intervene before the assault,” the lawsuit stated.Police arrived after Rangel was injured and his wife was lying unconscious on the ground.Luna was transported to the hospital, where she was placed on life support for several months before she died from her injuries.

Green was allegedly a “known vagrant” who frequently loitered at the McDonald’s, and employees were aware that his presence created “unpredictable and alarming encounters” for customers, according to...