Posted on Jul 20, 2013
Friday evening around 6:30, a woman fell to her death from the Texas Giant, a14-story steel hybrid wooden roller coaster at Six Flags over Texas amusement park in Arlington. Our Texas Giant roller coaster accident attorneys note that the Associated Press and The Dallas Morning News quoted Carmen Brown of Arlington, Texas as a witness to the woman being strapped into the roller coaster before her fatal fall. This witness said that she had been behind the woman and the woman’s son in line to ride the Texas Giant.
Carmen Brown indicated that Six Flags employees “didn’t secure her right.” Ms. Brown mentioned that the woman had asked the employees to click her safety restraint latched more than once, and that apparently other riders’ restraints were clicked more than once. But our Texas Giant roller coaster accident attorneys point out that the now deceased woman’s restraint reportedly was “only clicked once.” And apparently “she didn’t feel safe.”
Then during the ride that woman “basically tumbled over” out of her roller coaster car and vanished from the ride to her relatives’ grief when the ride finally came to a halt bereft of their mother. (Sources: The Associated Press; and The Scoop Blog, Dallas Morning News, 7/19/13)
The hearts and prayers of our Texas Giant roller coaster accident attorneys at Denena Points, PC are with the family and friends of the woman tragically killed at Six Flags. Our sympathies are also with all of the children and adults who witnessed this traumatic accident.
Did You Witness the Fatal Fall from the Texas Giant and do You know What Happened? Contact Us
Clear witness accounts and strong evidence are the keys when family members need justice after a loved one dies from a needless and preventable accident on a roller coaster. In the accident at Six Flags, extra care securing the woman into the ride might have prevented her fall. Your information regarding what actually happened at Six Flags could be critical. And we urge you to contact us and report it. Reach us at 281-369-4363 or through our online report form.
In 2011, we helped the family members of Brian Greenhouse, who fell 28 feet to his death from the Hi Miler roller coaster at the Houston Rodeo successfully obtain a substantial settlement to help them cope with their losses and move forward again after the man’s tragic death. His death left a 6-year-old son behind who faces the remainder of his life now without a father because of the tragic roller coaster fall. And the tragic Six Flags fall from the Texas Giant leaves family members without their mother. If you could help with information on this tragic accident, we urge you to contact our Texas Giant roller coaster accident attorneys at once and let us know.
Was an Unsecured Safety Restraint Responsible for the Woman’s Fatal Fall from the Texas Giant Roller Coaster?
A tweet mentioned in a news story said that the roller coaster’s safety restraint released and the woman flew off the Texas Giant on a turn. The Texas Giant roller coaster accident attorneys at Denena Points, PC emphasize that the steel hybrid coaster has a record 95-degree bank turn at one point.
Another report said that the woman’s restraint came undone and she dropped out of the coaster on a downward incline. We remark that the Texas Giant also has a 79-degree drop. The upgraded wooden roller coaster is billed as the steepest of its kind in the world. So secure safety restraints are an absolute necessity.
At this time, authorities are only confirming a woman’s death related to the Texas Giant roller coaster. They are waiting to confer with Six Flags officials to get more information before they confirm the manner of the woman’s death.
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