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Acadiana Teen Says Baton Rouge Roller Coaster Had Problems Days Before Deadly Accident
Posted: Jul 14, 2010 1:18 AM by Jim Hummel
Updated: Jul 14, 2010 4:47 PM
One week before Lafayette-native Lindsay Zeno fell to her death while riding the Xtreme roller coaster at Dixie Landin' amusement park in Baton Rouge, another Lafayette girl says she had issues with the restraint on that very ride.
"It was loose on us, so [the attendant] had to do something special under the seat to try and make it lock on us, because all the other seats they would press the button and it would lock, and they got to ours and it wouldn't lock on us," said Taylor Moore of Lafayette.
The 16 year old says she complained about the issue to an attendant, but Moore's mom says she was not happy with the response.
"He joked with them and told them if the ride flipped over and unlocked that they should just put their hands in the air and that gravity would hold them in place," said Taylor's mom Angel Moore.
The State Fire Marshal is handling the investigation and could not comment on any previous complaints about the ride. The investigation is looking at two possibilities: rider error and equipment malfunction. The Fire Marshal will be meeting with representatives from the ride's German manufacturer Thursday.
Meantime, autopsy results for Zeno were released Tuesday. According to the coroner, Zeno died of "multiple system trauma." Funeral arrangements have not yet been set.
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