Family sues Spirit Airlines after dementia patient left unattended at airport and dies
The Osorio family filed a federal lawsuit in Houston accusing Spirit Airlines of abandoning 75-year-old Marcos Humberto Vindel Osorio, who had mild dementia, by failing to provide promised deplaning and airport assistance; Osorio reportedly wandered from George Bush Intercontinental Airport onto the Eastex Freeway and was struck by vehicles. The lawsuit claims Spirit’s lack of assistance caused his death and seeks damages for compensatory, survival, and wrongful death claims, with an initial pretrial conference scheduled for July 17, 2026.
