Roller coaster rides are supposed to feel dangerous, but not be dangerous. However, the X2 has allegedly killed a recent university graduate after he sustained a fatal brain injury from the Six Flags rollercoaster.
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The ride, which has been the subject of numerous lawsuits, features a high-speed ride on spinning seats. The seats rotate as they rocket along the rails, inflicting high G's on the riders. However, for some people, this can be too much pressure.
As Christopher Hawley stepped from the ride, he felt something very wrong. He stumbled to a handrail and mumbled that his head hurt. He then collapsed and lost consciousness. Park attendants rushed to his aid, and he was taken to the nearby Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital in Valencia.
But, it was too late for the young roller coaster rider, and he died the next day. The CT scan found that he had suffered "extensive intracranial hemorrhage." This had allegedly been caused by intense head trauma inflicted while riding the X2 Six Flags rollercoaster.
Family of Roller Coaster Graduate Seeks Compensation
Since their son's death on the X2 roller coaster, the family is looking to sue Six Flags. They want to earn $10 million for his death. "We want to make sure that that ride isn't going to kill somebody else," the boy's father has said about the incident.
The wrongful death lawsuit states that "As X2 approached its conclusion, the ride suddenly, abruptly, and violently jolted to a halt, jarring decedent Christopher Hawley and the other two boys in their seats." This claim implies that the ride is too violent.
This is not the first time the X2 roller coaster in Six Flags has been the subject of a lawsuit. A couple have tried to sue previously for injuries sustained, but it was dismissed. The theme park managed to avoid paying the suit because everything was above board.
In the previous lawsuit, there was no defect found in the ride, and there was adequate seating. Testing also found that there was no excessive force during the roller coaster ride that a healthy body couldn't reasonably deal with.
There will be another further investigation into both the fatally injured grad and his health and the dangerous roller coaster.
