That is a bridge too far. It was clear why that man in 2011 at Darien Lake was killed with blunt force and falling out of his seat. He was not even close to the height requirement and missing both of his legs, one up to missing part of his hip. While Six Flags did reopen it quickly, the investigation revealed there were operator employees that did misunderstand and not properly follow training and should not have allowed him to even enter with him not meeting height requirement with missing legs, let alone allowing him to board the ride with no legs or lap.
It was also the second death of ejected rider on that coaster model, and a third total for that with two being at Darien Lake Location(a guest in 1999 was ejected before it had seatbelts due to body type.)
This is not really a 1:1 because Universal just publically stated again that operators followed all trained procedures on their end including the restrictions and that restraints are adequate(at least no public notice of restraint changes)
Six Flags had so many operator errors that compromised safety protocol with that final Darien Lake Ride of Steel Death.
Kevin had both of his legs. and According to Universal he was secured properly. It is fair to hopefully get clarification one day on what was the blunt force or multiple impact, since that what legally, per the medical examiner was the cause of death.
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