Ohio’s Cedar Fair Sued After Roller Coaster Debris Causes Injury

July 13, 2023, 8:56 PM UTC

A Michigan woman who was seriously injured after a piece of metal fell off a roller coaster and onto her head at the Cedar Point amusement park in Ohio has sued the park’s owner, alleging that negligence led to her permanent disability.

Rachel Hawes suffered a traumatic brain injury and a skull fracture and was unconscious for more than a day after she was struck by a part of the Top Thrill Dragster while waiting in line to ride it in August 2021, according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday.

The 420-foot roller coaster has been closed since Hawes was injured, ...

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