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New Jersey Amusement Park Sued After Ferris Wheel Fall
The girl's family has brought a wrongful death claim against Morey's Mariner's Landing Pier, alleging that the park did not properly follow safety protocols. The family says the park should have installed a safety restraint system on the ride. It further alleges that the park was negligent in allowing the girl to board the ride alone.
December 08, 2011 /Law and Legal PR News/ -- New Jersey Amusement Park Sued After Ferris Wheel Fall
The family of an 11 year-old girl who died this summer after falling from a Wildwood, New Jersey ferris wheel has sued the amusement park that operated the ride.
The girl's family has brought a wrongful death claim against Morey's Mariner's Landing Pier, alleging that the park did not properly follow safety protocols. The family says the park should have installed a safety restraint system on the ride. It further alleges that the park was negligent in allowing the girl to board the ride alone.
Cause of the Accident Unknown
On the day she died, the girl, a fifth-grader, was on a special school field trip recognizing students who had earned a spot on the honor roll. Few details are known about how the accident happened -- because the girl was riding in a gondola alone, there were no eyewitnesses to report exactly how or why she fell to her death.
Following the accident, park owners shut down the facility for the remainder of the night. The park opened the next day, but the ferris wheel remained closed pending an investigation by the State of New Jersey Department of Community Affairs.
The department determined that the accident was not the result of mechanical or operational failures. It speculated that the girl may have fallen after she stood or knelt on her seat or leaned too far out of the gondola. The gondola's door was in a locked position when the girl fell.
Ride Lacked Safety Restraints
The ferris wheel in question is one of the largest on the East Coast -- 156 feet tall. Although riders are transported more than 10 stories into the air, the ferris wheel did not contain any restraints to prevent riders from exiting the gondolas while the ride was operational. Other similar ferris wheels throughout the world do have restraints.
Following the accident, Morey's Pier raised the height requirement for ferris wheel riders and prohibited patrons from riding alone.
Article provided by Excandon, Fernicola, Anderson & Covelli, LLP
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