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Tyre Sampson: Parents of teen who died at a Florida amusement park say they felt helpless in learning about their son’s death | CNN
April 27, 2022 - Nekia Dodd and Yarnell Sampson described living a parent’s worst nightmare when they were each told their 14-year-old son, Tyre Sampson, had fallen to his death at a Florida amusement park.
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Family of Teen Who Fatally Fell From Ride Awarded $310M - YouTube
Jury awards $310 million to parents of teen killed in fall from Orlando amusement park ride in march 2022
The Orange County jury ordered that the manufacturer Funtime pay $155 million each to Tyre Sampson’s parents, Nekia Dodd and Yarnell Sampson. He died on March 24, 2022, after falling 70 feet from Icon Park’s Orlando Free Fall ride. The trial lasted only a day as Funtime never appeared in court to defend itself. Zuma Sampson, a football standout who stood 6 foot, 2 inches tall and weighed 380 pounds, was visiting Orlando on spring break from the St. Louis, Missouri, area when he went with friends to the downtown amusement park. They rode the Orlando Free Fall, which placed 30 riders in seats attached to a tower, secured them with a shoulder harness and then dropped them 430 feet. It didn’t have seat belts, something most drop rides have as an additional safety measure. His parents argued that Icon and Funtime should have warned their son about the risks of someone his size going on the ride and didn’t provide an appropriate restraint system. Adding seat belts would have cost $660. The state ordered the ride closed after the accident and it never reopened. It has now been demolished. Article More on reddit.com
14 year old Tyre Sampson (far right) moments before he plummeted to his death from the Orlando FreeFall drop tower in Orlando Florida
I remember when this happened. His buddy said Tyre was panicked when the ride launched and he realized his harness was open. He knew he probably wasn't going to make it and before the ride dropped he said 'Tell my mom and dad I love them.' More on reddit.com
Opinions on this situation of Tyree Sampson, 14, who died on a roller coaster at Icon Park FL?
Really fucking sad More on reddit.com
First Alert 4
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Parents of Tyre Sampson file wrongful death lawsuit against multiple businesses
Nationally renowned personal injury attorneys Ben Crump and Bob Hilliard filed a lawsuit in the Circuit Court of Orange County, Fl. on behalf of Yarnell Sampson, the father of 14-year-old Tyre Sampson.
Published April 24, 2022
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Father of Tyre Sampson responds to autopsy findings at FreeFall ride
June 20, 2022 - ORLANDO, Fla. — Yarnell Sampson spoke alongside civil rights attorney Ben Crump Monday morning. Yarnell is the father of Tyre Sampson, the teen who fell to his death from Orlando's FreeFall ride in March.
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Father of 14-Year-Old Who Died on Florida Ride Is Starting Scholarship with Settlement Money
March 25, 2023 - At Friday's event, Yarnell also advocated for the passing of the Tyre Sampson Act, "to prevent this situation ever happening again to any child, any adult in this case," after Florida Senate Bill 902 was introduced in the state legislature this month to increase safety regulations on rides. Parents of 14-Year-Old Boy Who Died in Amusement Park Fall Reach Settlement as Demolition of the Ride Begins
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Parents of Tyre Sampson Sue Amusement Park in Ride ...
April 25, 2022 - Nekia Dodd and Yarnell Sampson, parents of Tyre Sampson, have sued Icon Park over the death of their son, who fell to his death from one of the park rides.
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Family of Missouri teen who fell to his death on Orlando free-fall ride gets $310 million verdict
The damages, part of a wrongful death lawsuit the family filed one month after Tyre's death on March 24, 2022, were split evenly between Tyre's mother and father.
Published December 6, 2024