Overview
- Holly Hill, a 30-year-old third-grade teacher and mother of three, died on Oct. 23 from complications her family links to a 2023 margarita reportedly mixed with industrial cleaner at Hacienda Las Margaritas in Elgin.
- The incident left a large hole in her esophagus and led to frequent hospitalizations, tube feeding, and more than two years of procedures, according to her family and local reports.
- Acting Elgin Police Chief Ralph Parsons said the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation will lead an initial inquiry with Elgin police assisting after the department contacted OSBI on Oct. 24 under guidance from the Comanche County district attorney.
- Hill and her husband previously reached a confidential civil settlement with the restaurant in 2023, and the business posted a public apology that year acknowledging the incident should not have occurred.
- The restaurant posted a new statement expressing condolences, announcing a two-day closure and saying employees involved in the 2023 incident had been terminated, while Hill’s mother publicly called for accountability and for residents to stop supporting the business.