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A man’s death after riding a high-speed roller coaster at the Universal Studios theme park has been ruled accidental, a sheriff’s office has confirmed.
Security video showed Kevin Rodriguez Zavala “dressed and well” at the beginning of the ride, but at the end he was unresponsive and slumped over in his seat.According to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office report in Orlando.
According to witnesses, when the ride stopped, 32-year-old Zavala’s face was bleeding and his body was mutilated.
Anna Marshall, a medical doctor who was standing in line to board the ride, said that when the coaster returned to the boarding platform Zavala was bent over and surrounded by blood.
He told investigators that his arm was hanging over the ride and his femur was broken in half and pinned to the back of the ride chair.
Zavala used a wheelchair. As the marshal rendered aid, Zavala’s girlfriend, Javiliz Cruz-Robles, who was next to him on the ride, told the doctor that he had metal rods in his back due to previous spinal surgery.
“Dr. Marshall stated that she did not believe the fact that Kevin Rodriguez-Zavala did not have the use of his legs was the only reason this occurred,” the report said.
Zavala’s family has also said that his spinal cord disability did not cause his death. On 17th September. The media office of attorney Ben Crump, who is representing Zavala’s family, did not respond to an emailed inquiry Friday about the Sheriff’s Office report.
When the ride stopped, Zavala suffered serious facial injuries. Universal paramedic Sebastian Torres told Sheriff’s Office investigators that he was still secured to his ride seat by a lap bar, which ride operators had difficulty releasing for 10 minutes.
“‘The guest was pinned face down on the passenger vehicle, thrown from his seat, with his legs upside down,'” Torres wrote in a statement included in the report.
Cruz-Robles told investigators that when he first boarded the ride, a ride operator had to push down on Zavala’s lap restraint several times before he could put it in place safely.
When Koster first started down the slope, he said Zavala flew forward and hit his head. During the ride, Zavala hit her in the head several times, and Cruz-Robles said she tried but was unable to stop him.
“Jviliz was screaming for help, but being midway through the journey, no one heard her screaming for help until the train carriage was approaching the station,” the report said.
The Orlando area medical examiner ruled the death an accident after performing an autopsy, and said Zavala died from blunt-impact injuries.
The dual-launch coaster reaches speeds of up to 62 mph (100 kph) and officially debuted in May when Universal Orlando Resort’s newest theme park opened to the public.