> Maybe don't order it at a drive-through. If I recall things correctly, the woman who was burned was older, with thinner skin in the region where she was burn

> Maybe don't order it at a drive-through. If I recall things correctly, the woman who was burned was older, with thinner skin in the region where she was burned. Furthermore, the cup the coffee was served in was, at the time, made of styrofoam. To say they are a bit pliable without a lid is an understatement. So the woman was served the hot coffee in a pliable cup, with a lid - which gave it a margin of structural integrity. Then, doing something she had likely done many times before, she wanted to take the lid off of the cup. Why? I don't honestly know, but likely to add some cream or sugar would be my guess. Apparently though, she needed both hands for this, and did what she likely did in the past: She placed the coffee between her legs, likely to grip it, so she could remove the lid. At which point, the cup collapsed (because it was now a pliable styrofoam cup without a lid, so its structural integrity was lost), spilling the hot contents on her legs and other nearby regions, and burning her severely. This is what I recall from the case and time period. This write-up appears to support that recollection: https://www.caoc.org/?pg=facts https://www.caoc.org/?pg=facts Apparently, based on the above, she was also wearing sweatpants (known for absorbing liquid, as they are designed for this), and was a passenger in the vehicle (so was likely handed the cup by the driver passing it over).