The lawsuit, filed in Erie County Common Pleas Court, says Rachel Hawes’ medical expenses have exceeded $2 million and are expected to reach more than $10 million because of additional treatments and surgery.
cleveland.com and The Plain Dealer reached out to Gary Rhodes, a spokesman for the park’s parent company, Cedar Fair, on Wednesday night.
The filing alleges that a flag plate struck Hawes. The plate bolts to the body of the coaster’s cars, according to the lawsuit, and one became loose and broke away. The lawsuit blames Cedar Fair for allowing the accident to happen and accuses it of failing to exercise reasonable care through inspecting and maintaining the ride.
It says the parent company and others involved in the ride “were negligent in failing to protect individuals, such as Rachel Hawes, from being injured from parts, debris and/or objects falling from the rides, such as the Top Thrill Dragster.”“She will need assistance with activities of daily living for the remainder of her life,” says the lawsuit, filed by Sandusky attorneys James Murray and William Bartle.
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