![]() ![]() A cable apparently snapped on that ride on June 21st, resulting in the severing of a 13-year-old girls feet. Six Flags shuts down ride in Illinois following Kentucky accident, Postcrescent. People who were aboard the Superman Tower of Power ride when it malfunctioned last week are speaking out about their experience. To schedule a free consultation with Lebowitz and Mzhen, contact us today. We also handle injury cases involving underage victims. We are known for our superior legal service and excellent results. Lebowitz and Mzhen handles personal injury claims throughout the state of Maryland and Washington D.C. Doctors were able to reattach Kaitlyn's right foot after the accident on the Superman Tower of Power ride at Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom, but her left foot was too severely damaged to repair. ![]() The amusement park, its parent company, amusement park employees, maintenance workers, amusement park manufacturers, and others may be accountable for personal injury, including for premises liability, products liability, and wrongful death. When an amusement park accident leads to injuries, there may be more than one liable party. Eight years ago at the Six Flags park in Kentucky, roller coaster passengers were stranded up at 60 feet for over three hours.Īccidents leading to injuries that are caused because of another’s negligence can be grounds for a personal injury claim or lawsuit. At the Six Flags in Vallejo, California, six people were hospitalized after rider spent four hours at 70 feet. ![]() At an amusement park in Arkansas last month, riders were left suspended upside down while riding a roller coaster. 132 of the injuries were serious.Īccidents at amusement parks are not uncommon. The International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions says that in 2005, there we about 1,713 ride-related injuries. Intamin AG made the Superman ride but not all the parts. has shut down similar rides at other parks throughout the U.S. Amusement park officials are trying to determine the cause of the accident, and Cedar Fair Entertainment Co. The ride takes passengers up to 177 feet and then drops them at 54mph. Kaitlyn Lassiter was reriding She and her two friends had already ridden the drop tower once on June 21st, 2007. She was immediately taken to a hospital for surgery. The Superman Tower of Power Accident would leave her forever scarred, would change the park forever, and have a huge effect on the theme park industry. She was riding the Superman Tower of Power when a frayed cable snapped, hitting the girl’s legs and severing both of them above her ankle. A 13-year-old lost her feet yesterday, when she severed them while riding an amusement park ride at a Six Flags amusement park in Kentucky. ![]()
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