There is an investigation ongoing into how Rosy Esparza was ejected from the Texas Giant roller coaster. The problem is, the investigation is being conducted by two companies with very vested interests in what the investigation reveals. First, the owner of the roller coaster – Six Flags – is conducting an “internal investigation.” Second, Gerstlaur, the German designer and manufacturer of the monster ride is all over the press with this quote, “I’m sure there’s no safety bar that is broken.” He said this to news outlets from Germany so he said this without even seeing the roller coaster!
Talk about the fox guarding the hen house. It is imperative that the family get their team of investigators to the roller coaster and surrounding scene immediately. When we represented the family of Brian Greenhouse, also killed because he was ejected from a roller coaster, our firm flew in our expert engineer from California and had the ride inspected the day after his death. Early documentation of the car, the track, the entire scene is absolutely vital to preserve the evidence and truly find out why Ms. Esparza needlessly died.
This is a terrible, terrible tragedy. In honor of Ms. Esparza, we all need to know exactly what happened. To prevent this from happening again and protect the public we need an unbiased, intellectually honest evaluation of the facts that will lead us to the cause and ultimately a solution.
God bless Rosy Esparza and her family.