Ride Operator Accused Of Maliciously Tampering With Ride; People Thrown Off, Knocked Unconscious

[friendly man]

[QUOTE]A Georgia man who was operating a ride at the North Carolina State Fair when five people were injured was arrested Saturday. Authorities say he tampered with the ride to harm people.

Timothy Dwayne Tutterrow, 46, was charged with three counts of assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious bodily injury, [URL="http://www.latimes.com/topic/us/north-carolina/wake-county-PLGEO100101183000304.topic"]Wake County[/URL] Sheriff Donnie Harrison told the Los Angeles Times in an email.

On Thursday night, Tutterrow was operating the Vortex -- a popular ride that flips and spins riders -- when witnesses say it restarted while people were exiting the ride. People were thrown off and knocked unconscious. Five were injured in the incident, and three remain hospitalized.

"We're comforted to have some answers as to why the accident occurred and why those people were injured," state fair spokesman Brian Long said Saturday night. "But we're also upset that it appears someone tampered with a ride in order to hurt people."

Tutterrow was booked Saturday night, Long said. Bail was set at $225,000, Harrison said.

Investigators with the sheriff's office and the state's Department of Labor, the office that handles amusement ride inspections, determined that the Vortex's crucial safety features were tampered with by Tutterrow, Long told The Times.

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[URL]http://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-nn-nc-fair-operator-arrested-vortex-20131026,0,6869626.story[/URL]

Sounds like something from a Final Destination movie.

[Aide]

Should have titled it [b]Georgia man strikes again[/b].

[ScottyWired]

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[Mr. Someguy]

[QUOTE=Aide;42660037]Should have titled it [b]Georgia man strikes again[/b].[/QUOTE]

Counts as a meme now, OP would get banned.

[iwancoppa]

Authorities say he tampered with the [B]assault-type[/B] ride to harm people.

~.~

[CanadianBill]

Another reason to fear fairs. Great.

[krail]

[QUOTE=iwancoppa;42660585]Authorities say he tampered with the [B]assault-type[/B] ride to harm people.

~.~[/QUOTE]

just like those damn tactical ferris wheels

there is no reason why anyone needs more than 5 carriages!!!

[Bredirish123]

We need to ban assault-rides.

[Computermaster]

[QUOTE=Aide;42660037]Should have titled it [b]Georgia man strikes again[/b].[/QUOTE]

STATE Wo/Man jokes are old and unfunny.

[Mingebox]

[QUOTE=krail9;42661732]just like those damn tactical ferris wheels

there is no reason why anyone needs more than 5 carriages!!![/QUOTE]

If the riders had their own rides, this wouldn't have happened.

[Boozy&Bitter]

[QUOTE=Mingebox;42664264]If the riders had their own rides, this wouldn't have happened.[/QUOTE]

What we really need is tighter legislation over who and who isn't allowed to operate a ride.

[a-cookie]

I don't believe in the legalization of cotton candy at fairs, just the decriminalization of it.