Nobody fell out, thank God, but there were definitely complaints from previous witnesses that will testify." What the family wants There were a number of complaints beforehand. "They can look across and see somebody else's is tighter than them. "We've had a number of witnesses come forward who were riding in Seat 1 prior to the incident who have complained that they felt like it was loose, that it was different than the other seats," the attorney said. SEE ALSO | Who regulates amusement parks? Questions raised after boy falls from ICON Park ride, dies Haggard told CNN others have mentioned problems with the seat in which Tyre was riding. The lawsuit blames several defendants for "allowing the ride, and particularly the seat into which Tyre was placed, to stay in service despite performance issues."
Others have complained about the same seat, attorney says Even though that ride is also capable of leaning forward, Haggard said, the operators have chosen not to tilt the ride forward for safety reasons. Haggard said a similar free-fall ride at Dollywood - which has temporarily closed in light of the Florida tragedy - does include a lower restraint.
The lawsuit states "a reasonable manufacturer, constructor, operator, distributor, designer, and supplier" would have installed a mechanism to stop operation of the ride if a rider's restraint was not properly secured and also not allow the sensors to be manipulated or adjusted. RELATED | Accident report in teen's Florida park ride death says seat was locked "In one night, this would have been paid for and this would have never happened." You would have paid for that in two to three rides," Haggard said. "What's really sad about this is that had they put the seat belt in, it would have cost $22 (per seat). And that could have saved Tyre's life, Haggard said. To outfit the ride with the seat belt combination, "All of the seats combined would cost approximately $660," according to the lawsuit.
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"While most free fall rides of this type have both a shoulder harness and a seatbelt, this subject Free Fall ride only had an over-the-shoulder harness to 'secure' riders," the lawsuit states. Horrific bystander video shows Tyre - who weighed about 380 pounds, the suit states, and was known to loved ones as a "gentle giant" - slipping out of the ride and falling to his death.Ī harness sensor in Tyre's seat had been "manually loosened, adjusted and tightened," allowing for a greater gap than normal between his harness and his seat, an investigation by a forensic engineering firm commissioned by Florida officials found.ĭefendants in the lawsuit, filed Monday in state court, include ICON Park SlingShot, which owns and operates the Orlando FreeFall the ride's manufacturer, Austria-based Funtime Handels and the manufacturer of the seats and harnesses, Germany-based Gerstlauer Amusement Rides.Ī seat belt system would have helped, lawsuit says It sends passengers up and then drops them nearly 400 feet at speeds reaching more than 75 mph, according to the park. Tyre Sampson was visiting ICON Park on March 24 when he got on the Orlando FreeFall drop tower ride, described by its operators as the world's tallest freestanding drop tower.
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A month after a 14-year-old plummeted to his death from a Florida amusement park ride, his family is suing a bevy of defendants, saying a series of mistakes put visitors in danger and led to their child's fatal fall, CNN reported. The family of Tyre Sampson filed a lawsuit after the 14-year-old fell to his death from an ICON Park FreeFall drop tower ride in Orlando, Florida.
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