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Georgia Six Flags Batman Ride That Decapitated Teen Reopens, With Changes
Thursday, July 03, 2008
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AP/The Atlanta Journal Constitution
In this April 30 1997 file photo, the Batman roller coaster is seen at Six Flags Over Georgia
In this April 30 1997 file photo, the Batman roller coaster is seen at Six Flags Over Georgia
AUSTELL, Ga. — Six Flags Over Georgia has reopened the popular roller coaster ride that hit and killed a South Carolina teenager, but state officials have told the amusement park to make changes.
The Batman ride reopened Wednesday following the Saturday accident. State officials gave the approval for the ride to reopen after inspectors went over the site where Asia LeeShawn Ferguson IV of Columbia, S.C., died.
Police say the 17-year-old scaled two fences and wandered into a restricted area where he was decapitated by the roller coaster.
Click here for more on the scene reporting from FOX News' Jonathan Serrie.
State Labor Commissioner Michael Thurmond says the park met all safety standards but the state has issued new requirements.
Within 10 days of the ride's reopening, the park must increase the number and size of warning signs. Thurmond says the message on the signs should include "extreme danger."
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