An investigation from the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services found that the derailment of a Daytona Beach roller coaster in June that injured six people was caused by excessive speed and operator error. The investigation said operator error was the reason the Sand Blaster Roller Coaster derailed June…
A three-year-old girl died on July 1 in a bouncy castle incident in Norfolk, U.K.She was bouncing on the inflatable equipment — a bouncy castle with a trampoline — when the trampoline exploded launching her “30 feet” in the air and causing her to land on the sand.This tragedy comes…
An Orlando couple is suing Wal-Mart, alleging loss of consortium and negligence in the injury of the wife. The pair filed a complaint June 20 in Orange County Circuit Court against Wal-Mart Stores Inc., alleging failure to maintain its premises in a safe condition. According to the complaint, on June…
The Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services has opened an investigation into why a roller coaster derailed at an amusement park Thursday night in Daytona Beach. The accident on the Sand Blaster ride at the Daytona Beach Boardwalk sent two riders plunging 34 feet to the ground and left two…
A Dunedin woman alleges she was injured when an unmarked curb at Costco caused her to trip and fall. The woman filed a complaint on April 10 in the 6th Judicial Circuit Court of Pinellas County against Costco Wholesale Corp. alleging negligence. According to the complaint, the woman alleges that…
The U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida, Ocala Division, recently found that the city of Ocala and Police Chief Kenneth Gregory Graham violated the First Amendment by sponsoring or endorsing a prayer vigil. U.S. District Judge Timothy J. Corrigan wrote the May 24 order granting summary judgment…
A box truck’s tire came loose Tuesday evening and struck an SUV along Interstate 95 in Oakland Park, killing the SUV driver and injuring a passenger. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the box truck was heading south along the highway when it lost its left front tire near Commercial…
The Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis has reached a $210 million settlement to be shared amongst 450 survivors of clergy sexual abuse as part of its bankruptcy reorganization, according to reports. The archdiocese filed for bankruptcy in 2015, two years after the Minnesota Legislature opened a three-year window that…
A 22-year-old woman died Saturday night after an ATV crash at Dunns Creek State Park, according to Florida Highway Patrol. The St. Augustine woman was riding with two others on a dirt trail at 8:15 p.m. when the Can-Am ATV overturned. The woman was ejected from the vehicle and pinned…
One person was killed and three others injured after an ATV hit a tree at a park in southern Osceola County, according to Florida Highway Patrol troopers. The accident happened around 9 p.m. in the Three Lakes Wildlife Management area in Kenansville. Paramedics pronounced a 45-year-old Haines City man dead…