Cedar Fair Settles With Woman Injured By Roller Coaster Piece

Cedar Fair LP and a woman permanently disabled after a piece of metal fell off a roller coaster and onto her head at an Ohio amusement park have reached a settlement for her negligence lawsuit.

Terms of the settlement, announced in a joint statement between the family of Michigan woman Rachel Hawes and Cedar Fair, are confidential but represent a “fair and equitable agreement that satisfies both parties,” according to the statement, released Friday.

• Hawes suffered a traumatic brain injury and a skull fracture after she was struck by a part of the 420-foot Top Thrill Dragster at the Cedar ...