"On the 8th of July, 2011, a guest riding the Ride of Steel rollercoaster at Darien Lake amusement park in the state of New York was ejected from the ride as it crested a hill..."

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CHAPTERS:
00:00 Intro
00:45 Background
03:43 The 2011 Accident
07:15 The Aftermath

MUSIC:
► "Glass Pond" by Public Memory

SOURCES:
► "Final Sheriff's Office report on death at Darien's 'Ride of Steel' contains new details" by Howard B Owens, published by The Batavian, August 2011. Link: https://www.thebatavian.com/howardow....
► "Themepark patron ejected from roller coaster" published by VerdictSearch, March 2004. Link: https://web.archive.org/web/200709281....
► "Army amputee thrown from NY roller coaster, dies" by Ben Dobbin, published by The San Diego UnionTribune, July 2011. Link: https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/....
► "Real Stories Sergeant James Hackemer" published by the US Department of Veterans Affairs. Link: https://www.polytrauma.va.gov/realst....
► "AccidentInjury Reports and Final Reports for 2008, 2009 and 2011" published by State of New York Department of Labor, July 2011. Link: https://web.archive.org/web/201311041....
► "Darien Lake settles lawsuit stemming from death of Iraq veteran killed by falling out of a roller coaster" by The Associated Press, published by syracuse.com, January 2013. Link: https://www.syracuse.com/news/2013/01....

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