Lawsuit filed in fatal roller coaster accident
July 29, 2010 6:28 AM
BATON ROUGE, La. — The parents of a 21-year-old Lafayette woman who fell to her death July 11 from a roller coaster at the Dixie Landing amusement park in Baton Rouge have sued the park. George and Karen Zeno claim Dixie Landing failed to properly inspect and maintain the Xtreme roller coaster and failed to secure the locking mechanism necessary to hold Lindsay Zeno in her seat. The lawsuit was filed Tuesday in state district court in Baton Rouge. The Advocate reports park officials could not be reached for comment. The suit seeks an unspecified amount of damages. State Fire Marshal Butch Browning said Wednesday his office is still awaiting a report and response from the roller coaster's manufacturer.
