Record compensation for the death of an American teenager (14) – Tyrolean company defends itself according to the “Krone” report: the security system is said to have been manipulated with regard to obesity!
The judge’s ruling on mega damages of $310 million for the family of a murdered 14-year-old American teenager caused an uproar. As reported, Tyler Sampson, who is 6 feet tall and weighs 300 pounds, was thrown from his seat during a thrill ride at a Florida amusement park due to a safety bar that did not close completely during the world’s highest “free fall ride” at 430 feet. – and then raced to certain death at a speed of 120 km/h.
Complies with all applicable standards and regulations
In the “Krone”, the convicted East Tyrolean company “Funtime” now comments on the drama for the first time. We deeply regret the ‘tragic accident and death of a 14-year-old American’, but in handing over the facility – 21 of these free-fall towers are in use worldwide, from Germany to the US to Saudi Arabia – ‘we adhered ensure that all applicable norms and standards are met”. Local testing authorities have approved the system and approved it as technically sound.
“Safety bars manipulated on two seats”
The local company is now making a serious accusation of tampering. To be more precise, the maximum weight allowed on the attraction is 130 kilos. The teenager who died in the accident weighed 145 kilos. “Without our knowledge or consent, the operator has demonstrably manipulated the safety sensors and bar monitoring on two seats so that people with a much larger body volume can be transported!”, Funtime attacks the ride for bypassing the safety mechanism.
The US court’s ruling is also not justified under Austrian law. “We see no responsibility for the occurrence of this accident.”
Source: Krone
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