Overview
- Body camera footage published by WESH 2 shows deputies on scene struggling to understand what happened, with first responders initially mentioning a possible cardiac event before noting a potential head injury.
- Interviews in the footage include a doctor who rode the coaster and said the guest appeared to have a fractured femur and a head injury, observations later aligned with the autopsy.
- Deputies recorded the girlfriend saying ride workers tried several times to secure his lap bar and that she saw him hit his head on the first drop and again during the ride.
- The medical examiner ruled the death accidental from multiple blunt impact injuries, and a final report concluded there were no criminal acts in the case.
- Universal later updated its rider rules to require guests be able to walk independently, the family reached a confidential resolution without filing suit, and separate injury lawsuits against Universal and ride maker Mack Rides remain active.