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| Manufacturer | Zamperla | ||||||||||
| Product | Hawk 24 | ||||||||||
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| Capacity | 24 riders per cycle | ||||||||||
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Hawk was a Ranger located at Rockin' Raceway in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, USA. It was manufactured by Zamperla.[1]
Incidents
On March 14, 2004, a 50-year-old woman fell from the ride to her death. An investigation found jumper wires installed in the control system which bypassed a safety mechanism, allowing the ride to start without all the harnesses being secured. In a subsequent court case, park manager Charles Stanley Martin was accused of installing the wires. Martin instead blamed a Zamperla technician, who had previously returned to fix problems with the platform and motors. Martin was convicted of reckless homicide.[2] In a further lawsuit filed by the family of the dead, Zamperla was found not liable for her death.[1]
The ride was dismantled on April 1, 2004 and put in storage.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Gorman, Jeff D. (2010-08-31). "Ride Maker Not Liable for Rider's Death, Court Says". Courthouse News Service. Retrieved 2022-04-19.
- ↑ Grinberg, Emanuella (2005-05-19). "Amusement park manager found guilty of reckless homicide". CNN. Retrieved 2022-04-19.
- ↑ "Crews dismantle Pigeon Forge ride after deadly fall". WATE.com. 2004-04-01. Archived from the original on 2005-02-27. Retrieved 2022-04-19.
External links
- Photograph of the ride at The Flat Joint