Sheriff: no charges against Darien Lake in coaster death, but says park broke its own rules

Posted | Contributed by Jeff

The Genesee County Sheriff says Darien Lake will not face criminal charges in the death of a legless Iraq war veteran who fell from the Ride of Steel roller coaster last week. Sergeant James Hackemer was killed Friday when he was thrown from the ride. The Sheriff notes that the park's own rules prohibited riders who do not have two legs.

Read more from WHEC/Rochester and AP via Greenwich Time.

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Another point of view on the accident from a theme park safety consultant.

Amnesiac said:
Another point of view on the accident [...][/...]

I had to read that twice; the first time I saw "of" instead of "on" and became concerned.

The internet has no bounds; for better or worse.

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