. >> reporter: to say jim trammel's kid were his world is is an understatement. he gave his life for his oldest daughter on easter sunday. they were swimming in the pool when they say faulty wiring sent high voltage through the water. he got his 10-year-old out, but jim died a short time later. >> he was always really nice and good to the kids. you can see him jumping on the trampoline. >> reporter: roses rest at the family's front door. they left their home last week for palm springs where they have a vacation home. they planned to spend the whole week there with family and friends. jim posted the photos of his kids a few hours before he died. now his wife kim is staying by their daughter's side in palm springs and she remains in critical condition. >> they haven't lived here that long. that's terrible. >> reporter: word of the tragedy is spreading not just through the neighborhood, but on-line as well. messages of sadness and sorrow fill jim's facebook page. >> he can walk into any room and everyone was excited to meet him. i don't think he ever met anyone he w

. >> reporter: to say jim trammel's kid were his world is is an understatement. he gave his life for his oldest daughter on easter sunday. they were swimming in the pool when they say faulty wiring sent high voltage through the water. he got his 10-year-old out, but jim died a short time later. >> he was always really nice and good to the kids. you can see him jumping on the trampoline. >> reporter: roses rest at the family's front door. they left their home last week for palm springs where they have a vacation home. they planned to spend the whole week there with family and friends. jim posted the photos of his kids a few hours before he died. now his wife kim is staying by their daughter's side in palm springs and she remains in critical condition. >> they haven't lived here that long. that's terrible. >> reporter: word of the tragedy is spreading not just through the neighborhood, but on-line as well. messages of sadness and sorrow fill jim's facebook page. >> he can walk into any room and everyone was excited to meet him. i don't think he ever met anyone he w

jim trammell is dead. his daughter is in critical condition. both were electrocuted. jean elle joins us. >> reporter: word is spreading. workers at this pool supply store here say they got questions all day about pool safety. people are concerned about safety and they're also concerned about the trammell family. >> i was kind of mortified. >> reporter: alex said his heart sank when he saw this go fund me page on his facebook feed. >> i taught the twins how to swim. >> a friend set up the memorial after they were killed on sunday. the vp of sales was electrocuted when he jumped into the pool to save his 9-year-old daughter, who was also electrocuted. she is in critical condition pap bouquet of flowers rests on their doorstep in burlingame tonight. >> he was always really nice. you always see them jumping on their trampoline back there, yelling to my dog. it's really, really sad, especially hearing about the oldest daughter. i'm hoping she'll be okay. >> many are also worried about pool safety. >> great certified electrician to come out and make sure all the metal sick

jim trammell was electrocuted sunday when he dove into the swimming pool to try to save his daughter. and tonight his 9-year-old daughter is hospitalized in critical condition. police say 43-year-old james trammell of burr ling game was at a family gathering at a home in palm springs sunday when he noticed his 9-year-old daughter was getting shocked while swimming in a pool. witnesses say his daughter was turning blue. that's when trammell jumped in to save her and was electrocuted. he died a short time later at desert regional medical center. >> when we found out it was an electrocution in a pool, we were stunned. and very, very sad. and when we heard there were young people involved, it's just very unusual to hear this kind of news. >> reporter: this is a picture of jim trammell from his linked in page. he worked for several bay area tech companies, most recently as a vice president of sales at revjet in san carlos. police say his daughter remains in critical condition at loma linda university medical center. three other children ages 8 and younger and a 45-year-old woman were all t

details about how bad wiring in the pool of a vacation home appears to have killed tech executive jim trammell. can that gasket ever leak? >> yeah, it can. after time it goes bad. it's rubber. >> reporter: one of these might have prevented the death. jim parlet, who builds and restores pools for a living, is continually amazed that more pools do not have these grounding wires. >> i'm surprised more people haven't gotten electrocuted because of old pools not being grounded. >> reporter: a problem that now appears to be getting needed attention, but only after a tragedy. wayne freedman, "abc7 news." >>> in oakland today, pedestrian safety took center stage. "abc7 news" followed police out in full force cracking down on drivers who are not stopping for pedestrians. the man you see right there, a decoy, there to test if drivers would stop. and that white car just violated the law. if someone is in a cross walk, you must yield to that person. >> since we've been out here, we've been getting a lot of positive responses and question hope to do this again some day. >> oakland police cited numerous dri