On Sunday afternoon, 10-year-old Huntley Daniels was thrown from the ride.
Police said Huntley was airlifted to Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge in critical condition. He later was later transferred to the University of Chicago's Comer Children's Hospital.
A family member told CBS 2 Huntley suffered serious injuries; including broken ribs, a broken femur, a broken arm, a cracked skull, a broken jaw, and his teeth being shoved into his gums. Antioch Mayor Scott Gartner ordered all of the rides at the event shut down on Sunday to allow officials to review the safety of each ride, but the festival was allowed to remain open for its last day on Sunday.
A family member claimed they noticed the operator was not checking harnesses before the ride began. Antioch police and the Department of Labor are investigating to see whether or not that its true.
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