Summary:
Thursday night, several
people were injured at the North Carolina State Fair. The riders were getting
off the Vortex, when it suddenly restarted, turning upside down and dumping
them from 20 feet in the air. By Saturday, three of those injured were still in
the hospital and two have been released. The ride operator, Timothy Dwayne
Tutterrow has been charged with three felony counts of assault with a deadly
weapon inflicting serious bodily injury. “After inspection of the ride, we
determined that it had been tampered with and critical safety devices were
compromised,” Wake County Sheriff Donnie Harrison said. More arrests are
possible and the investigation is ongoing.
Analysis:
How did a fun evening at the
fair with family turn into this? Reading this article was both chilling and
frightening. Why would anyone do something like that on purpose to people you
don’t even know? I don’t see how that could be amusing, but there are
definitely some messed up people in this world. I know sometimes I get scared
when I ride roller coasters, but usually I assume that its going to be safe. It
never crossed my mind that the ride operator could or would do something to
purposely injure people. I hope that they find out what caused this malfunction
on Thursday night and I hope whoever is responsible is brought to justice.
Here is the link to my
article:
The thing thats so scary about this is that it could happen to any one at any time.
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