IndyGuy4KI Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 I was asked this morning about what happened on "Vortex" yesterday when a buddy heard about this on the radio in Indy. Knowing it would not have been KI's since the park was not open Thursday, I had to do some digging! Looks like an issue with a state fair ride flat! RALEIGH, N.C. — Five people were taken to WakeMed hospital in Raleigh Thursday night after an accident involving The Vortex ride on the lower midway at the North Carolina State Fair. Wake County Sheriff Donnie Harrison told reporters at a news briefing late Thursday night that preliminary information he received indicates at least two people suffered critical injuries. Two people were released from WakeMed early Friday.About 35 to 40 people, he said, were being interviewed in an effort to get a better idea of what happened. The ride had stopped, and they were fixing to offload when the ride started off again, but that is preliminary," Harrison said. "It is going to take quite a while to talk to all these people."Neither Harrison nor Dolores Quesenberry, a spokeswoman for the North Carolina Department of Labor, which inspects the fair rides, would comment about what caused the accident. "It could be operator error. We don't know," Harrison said. "We aren't going to speculate. http://www.wral.com/5-injured-on-Vortex-ride-at-nc-state-fair/13035196/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndyGuy4KI Posted October 25, 2013 Author Share Posted October 25, 2013 It does not look like this fair has the best track record. http://www.digtriad.com/news/article/303760/57/Multiple-Injuries-Reported-At-NC-State-Fair- Thursday night's accident isn't the first involving rides. In 2002, a midway worker was thrown from a platform of a ride when he was struck by the legs of a passenger on the ride. In 1998, three people were injured when a wheel-bearing seized on a roller coaster causing a rear-end collision between three cars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CP&LERR Fan Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 Why are all these Amusement rides having accident's this year? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndyGuy4KI Posted October 25, 2013 Author Share Posted October 25, 2013 Why are all these Amusement Parks having accident's this year? I do not consider a State Fair an Amusement Park! 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merthecat Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 I'm glad I didn't go this year (I live in Raleigh)...that looks like something I would have ridden! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elyk Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 I rode the same model as this at the Ohio State Fair. I hope everyone geta better, thats teribble tho. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk - now Free 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedevariouseffect Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 Hmm...something is making me think the ride was not locked out/disabled/e-stopped Sounds an awful lot like operator error to me atm 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 Critical injuries involved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombieninja Posted October 26, 2013 Share Posted October 26, 2013 Very unfortunate. This was a fantastic ride at the Ohio State Fair. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 Ride Operator Charged 3 Counts Assault With A Deadly Weapon Ride Allegedly Tampered With http://www.wjactv.com/template/inews_wire/wires.national/31fa5893-www.wjactv.com.shtml Frightening Stuff (A criminal charge is not in itself evidence of guilt) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disco2000 Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 Plus it said it was a 46 year-old employee - and some folks on here complain it is not safe for Kings Island using teenagers to run rides...just saying - sometimes age is just an age. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 Worker Critically Injured At Same State Fair As Another, Different "Vortex" Ride Is Dismantled, More: http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/10/28/21217083-worker-critically-injured-in-accident-on-second-Vortex-ride-at-nc-state-fair Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcgoble3 Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 How long before someone attributes these injuries to the blue and yellow roller coaster at the back of Coney Mall? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamondback FOF Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 Blue and yellow you say? I wasn't aware of that combination... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcgoble3 Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 I think it was supposed to be blue and orange, but the orange faded into yellow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 Blue and Gold? The Mountaineer Coaster? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcgoble3 Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 The confusion with KI's Vortex has begun. I just had to correct someone about that on Facebook. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 Imagine the Carowinds confusion. It was a ride in Carolina...actually two! 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 Ride Owner Charged With Three Felonies: http://hamptonroads.com/2013/11/ga-ride-owner-charged-nc-state-fair-incident (Ride Op Charged Earlier) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcgoble3 Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 How is the owner criminally liable? If the operator tampered with the system, then he is the one who should be charged (and he was). I don't understand how the owner can be charged with a crime when the accident was allegedly caused by the operator's tampering. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 If the owner instructed the ride op to do as was alleged.., If the owner failed to properly instruct, monitor or supervise (though this would normally result in a lesser charge)... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcgoble3 Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 But where has someone said that the owner directed the ride op to tamper or that the owner was negligent? I'm not seeing any such allegations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 Press reports are not actual indictments. Frequently those reporting court actions have little to no understanding of what they are reporting. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fryoj Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 Most likely, the ride op was questioned and told investigators that he was instructed to bypass the safety switch by the owner. It's also possible that he reported the situation to the owner and he did nothing about it creating a negligence situation. I'd say we are going to see the first situation be the case when it all comes out, but, as the owner of the ride, there are many scenarios that would end up with them charging him. Convicting will take actual proof he knew though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThatGuy11 Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 I'm glad I didn't go this year (I live in Raleigh)...that looks like something I would have ridden! I live in Apex... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merthecat Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 I'm glad I didn't go this year (I live in Raleigh)...that looks like something I would have ridden!I live in Apex...Cool.Well, technically I'm not in Raleigh, I'm in Garner, near the Johnston County line. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThatGuy11 Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 I'm glad I didn't go this year (I live in Raleigh)...that looks like something I would have ridden!I live in Apex...Cool.Well, technically I'm not in Raleigh, I'm in Garner, near the Johnston County line. It is a small world after all. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merthecat Posted November 9, 2013 Share Posted November 9, 2013 I'm glad I didn't go this year (I live in Raleigh)...that looks like something I would have ridden!I live in Apex...Cool.Well, technically I'm not in Raleigh, I'm in Garner, near the Johnston County line. It is a small world after all.Yes...it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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