About the Cedar Point Dragster Accident: If you or someone you love was injured by an amusement park ride, you and your family may be entitled to compensation. They foundloose bolts, signs of wear, deformation, and impact marks on train carsand sections of track over the spot where a metal plate broke from the ride and fell. If youd like to view this content, please adjust your Cookie Settings. And some 19 years and a troubled past later, Cedar Point is retiring the famed Top Thrill Dragster. And some 19 years and a troubled past later, Cedar Point is retiring the famed Top Thrill Dragster. UPDATE September 16 - Since Cedar Point's official announcement last week which stated that the Top Thrill Dragster that we see today will be retired and they are "hard at work, creating a new and reimagined ride experience.", rumors have been circulating as to what we are likely to see. What we know (and don't know) about the Top Thrill Dragster accident at Body camera footage. Cedar Point cleared in Top Thrill accident investigation. "It looked like a metal disc flying through the air.". Woman Waiting in Line for Roller Coaster Injured After Being Struck by Metal Object from Ride, Man Killed by Cedar Point Roller Coaster After He Jumped Fence to Pick Up His Cell Phone: Police, 14-Year-Old Boy's Harness Was Still Locked After Fatal Fall from Amusement Park Ride: Accident Report, Family of Teen Who Died After Fall from Fla. Amusement Park Ride Files Wrongful Death Lawsuit, Safety Sensor on Teen's Harness Was Manually Adjusted on Ride Before Fatal Fall: Officials, Authorities Identify 14-Year-Old Boy Who Died in Amusement Park Fall: 'Terrible Tragedy', Dad Learned Son, 14, Died of Fall from Amusement Park Ride on Social Media: 'Hit Me So Hard', Prince Charles and Princess Diana's Relationship Timeline, 'Remarkable' High School Football Player, Who Had Just Accepted College Scholarship, Dies in Crash, Girl Killed on Amusement Park Ride Identified as 'Beautiful, Caring, and Cheerful' 6-Year-Old, Girl, 6, Dies on Plunging Colorado Amusement Park Ride During Family Vacation, 6-Year-Old Girl Who Died on Colo. Amusement Park Ride Was Not Buckled in by Operators: Report, injured by a roller coaster piece that hit her in the head at an Ohio amusement park, reaches a top speed of 120 miles per hour in just 3.8 seconds. Sucks that Dragster will be closed longer. It has a 90-degree incline and further a 270-degree twist. The ride has remained closed since the August 15, 2021 accident. James said the riders were pelted with metal shards, melted rubber and hot grease. Rachel is fighting for her life, and we would ask for privacy in this difficult time. [Hawes Family Statement], Metal Hit Woman In Back Of Head. Following the incident, Hawes, 44, of Swartz Creek, Michigan, was transferred Firelands Medical Center with an "unknown type of head injury" and later transported to St. Vincent's Hospital in Toledo, according to the Journal. It wasn't a small object. There was only so much we can do with peoples clothing and stuff like that to you know keep her calm and keep her safe and try and control the situation.Vallo also said that both Cedar Point EMS and Sandusky EMS officials arrived quickly, and even helped to get he and other guests cleaned up after the incident.
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