Did Cedar Point get sued for the Top Thrill Dragster accident?

The lawsuit alleges that the metal plate that struck Hawes in the head came off because bolts holding it to the Top Thrill Dragster train had come loose due to improper inspection and maintenance of the ride. Hawes and her family are seeking damages in excess of $13 million.



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A Michigan woman struck in the head by a metal bracket that fell off a roller coaster at an Ohio amusement park has sued the park and its parent company, alleging their negligence caused the accident that left her with traumatic brain injuries.

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(WOOD) — One of Cedar Point's most popular rides will be resurrected. The amusement park teased that Top Thrill Dragster will return with “a new formula” in 2024. The video was posted to social media on Monday, 20 years to the day of the ride's first announcement in 2003.

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Cedar Point permanently closing Top Thrill Dragster, world's second-tallest roller coaster. SANDUSKY, Ohio (AP) — An amusement park in Ohio announced Tuesday it would be permanently closing the world's second-tallest roller coaster.

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Cedar Point's future While the Top Thrill will be gone at the start of the 2023 season and its apparent replacement remains in limbo, there will be a new coaster at the park next summer. And it couldn't be more different size-wise and otherwise.

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A new video released by Cedar Point this week teases what's ahead for the amusement park's popular Top Thrill Dragster, three years after it was shut down after a park patron was severely injured by a piece of metal that fell from the ride.

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Rachel Hawes is suing Cedar Point after suffering a traumatic brain injury from being struck by a metal plate that detached from a roller coaster.

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Woman hit by rollercoaster is now trapped in her own body after waking from coma. The woman who was hit by a rollercoaster has finally woken up – however, she's trapped in her own body and is unable to talk, according to her family.

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Police in Sandusky said 45-year-old James Young of East Canton died after jumping a fence to retrieve some of his belongings. They had fallen while Young was riding the Raptor roller coaster. Young was an Intervention Specialist for the 2014-2015 school years at the Louisville public schools.

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This was recently the case for country music legend Luke Bryan while he was visiting Cedar Point.

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* The metal part was determined to be a “proximity flag plate,” which had been attached to the left-side rear of the train. Its purpose is to help relay to the ride's computer system where the train is on the track. Both the flag plate and a missing bolt were recovered on the day of the accident.

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