HESC 321 Lecture 4: AAC
service by state inspectors twice in the past year and a half because of problems with
the ride.
Two riders fell 34 feet (10 meters) when their car derailed Thursday night and was left
dangling from the track. Firefighters used ladders to pull eight others to safety high
above the Daytona Beach Boardwalk.
"The front car which was holding four passengers completely came off the tracks," said
Daytona Beach Fire spokeswoman Sasha Staton. The two riders who fell from the Sand
Blaster ride suffered traumatic injuries, she said.
Of nine passengers taken to the hospital, all but two were discharged by Friday
afternoon.
A month before the derailment, a state inspector had found problems with the ride, and
the roller coaster was ordered to be taken out of service. State inspection reports
released to The Associated Press on Friday show that an inspector last month found
excessive corrosion, a damaged seat, and a crack in the track. Those problems,
though, were corrected by the time of a follow-up inspection Thursday, according to the
reports.
"Deficiencies corrected," the inspector noted in the "comments" section of the report.
"Department inspectors conducted a thorough inspection of the ride, and it was found in
compliance with state law," according to a statement Friday from Florida Department of
Agriculture and Consumer Services spokeswoman Jennifer Meale. "Anyone who should
be held accountable will be held accountable."
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