A woman who had died after falling off a roller coaster at Six Flags in Texas had suffered multiple traumatic injuries. The inspection for mechanical failures will be completed soon; after that, investigators will move onto employees operating the ride.
"Everybody else is like 'Click, click, click.' Hers only clicked once. Hers was the only one that went down once and she didn't feel safe, but they let her still get on the ride," Carment Brown, a witness from Arlington, recalls the event on Friday. She claims that the victim Rosy Esparza had questioned the Six Flags attendants to make sure she was secured correctly.
During the ride, while Esparza put her hands above her head, she was released from the ride and "basically tumbled over" according to other witnesses.
A previous inspection given to the Texas Giant ride should have guaranteed its mechanical safety until February 2014. Daily inspections had to also be performed. Results for the inspections are recorded in Six Flag's logs. If requested by law enforcement, the logs will be provided.
The Texas Giant that spans 14 stories high can hold 24 passengers at a time. It is considered the tallest steel-hybrid coaster in the world, and has a 79 degree fall, as well as a bank of 95 degrees. After a $10 million renovation in 2010 (for the installation of steel-hybrid rails), it was reopened in 2011.
A Six Flags spokesperson, Sharon Parker, expressed in a statement: "We are committed to determine the cause of this tragic accident and will utilize every resource throughout this process. It would be a disservice to the family to speculate regarding what transpired. When we have new information to provide, we will do so. Our thoughts, prayers and full support remain with the family."
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