![]() Ride inspectors with the Ohio Department of Agriculture were also working to inspect all the rides again, department Director David Daniels said.Īll "amusement rides" in Ohio must be inspected and licensed by the state Department of Agriculture by law. ![]() The Ohio State Highway Patrol was investigating the incident. Kasich's statement on tonight's incident at the Ohio State Fair. Kasich ordered all rides at the fair be shut down pending inspections. "The fair is about the best things in life, and then tonight with this accident, it becomes a terrible, terrible tragedy," he said. John Kasich joined state ride inspectors to give an update on the incident Wednesday night. Evans said the three patients at OSU Medical Center would likely remain hospitalized for a week. Three were still listed in critical condition late Wednesday night. RELATED: Video shows moment ride broke at Ohio State Fair David Evans of OSU Medical Center, which received three patients from the incident, said "multiple passengers were ejected at high speed" from the ride, traveled at least 20-30 feet and then "crashed at a significant distance from the ride." Paul Pride from the Ohio State Highway Patrol said the investigation will include "basically an autopsy" of the ride that killed Jarrett and wounded seven other people.ĭr. A video posted online showed part of the ride breaking off mid-swing and throwing riders through the air.Īt a news conference Thursday morning, Col. State officials said the Fire Ball ride had been inspected earlier in the day before it "malfunctioned" at 7:24 p.m. RELATED: Witness: I watched man die on fair ride COLUMBUS, Ohio - Authorities have identified the people hurt and the man killed on the Fire Ball ride at the Ohio State Fair Wednesday night.Īuthorities said 18-year-old Tyler Jarrell of Columbus died when a piece of the swinging and spinning ride snapped during the fair's opening night.Īlso injured were Tamika Dunlap, 36, of Reynoldsburg Russell Franks, 42, of Columbus Keziah Lewis, 19, of Columbus Jacob Andrews, 22, of Pataskala Jennifer Lambert, 18, of Columbus Abdihakim Hussein, 19, of Columbus and a 14-year-old male victim whose name will not be released. ![]()
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