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ORLANDO, Fla. — The 40-story-high Orlando drop tower on which Tyre Sampson perished has been dismantled. New laws are in place to ensure amusement ride safety. Now, finally, the family of the 14-year-old whose death horrified the world and changed an industry will get its day in court. Jury selection began Thursday in the family’s wrongful death lawsuit over Sampson’s 2022 plunge from the Orlando FreeFall, a ride he was allowed to board despite exceeding its weight restrictions. The FreeFall — considered at the time the world’s tallest drop tower ride at 430 feet — had an overhead seat harness but no seatbelt, unlike most other such rides. That caused Tyre, who stood over six feet tall and weighed 380 pounds, to fall more than 70 feet to his death after slipping off the ride when it suddenly braked following its rapid descent. The lawsuit names Funtime, the FreeFall’s Austrian-based manufacturer, and German company Gerstlauer Amusement Rides, which according to court filings was responsible for designing and inspecting the ride’s seats and harnesses. The companies are accused of neglecting to advise the ride’s owner, Orlando Eagle Drop Slingshot, to post height and weight restrictions and failing to install “appropriate restraint systems” on the ride. The complaint further accuses ADP & Associates Professional Inspections of not properly inspecting the ride before Tyre rode it. The lawsuit was brought by Tyre’s parents, Nekia Dodd and Yarnell Sampson, with trial expected to last several days. The trial comes 33 months after Tyre’s fateful ride on the FreeFall, which was dismantled following public outcry sparked by his death and subsequent state reports that found no evidence of “physical or mechanical failure” on the ride. Rather, investigators determined harnesses on specific seats were manually altered to allow them to open to “almost double the range,” allowing Tyre to board the ride despite not being properly secured in the seat. In February 2023, Orlando Eagle Drop Slingshot paid $250,000 to the Florida Department of Agriculture as part of a settlement that further forbade the company to operate the FreeFall again and ordered it to “not apply or re-apply for a permit to do so” in the future. A month later, the ride owner and ICON Park — where the FreeFall was located next to another ride operated by the company — agreed to an undisclosed settlement , and were dropped as defendants in the wrongful death lawsuit. The settlement was announced as construction crews worked to dismantle the FreeFall. “The ride is coming down, I’m thankful for that. But, you know, my son isn’t coming back,” Dodd told reporters at the time. At the time of the tragedy, Tyre was staying with a family friend on a visit to Central Florida from St. Louis, Missouri, where he was an honor roll student and talented football player. Disturbing video of the fall and its aftermath went viral on social media, attracting national headlines. An autopsy report said he died of blunt force trauma. The incident and subsequent reports on safety failings by ride operators led to the Tyre Sampson Act, a pair of bills unanimously approved by the Florida Legislature in 2023 that closed gaps in ride safety laws. Filed by state Sen. Geraldine Thompson, D-Orlando, the law prevents attraction operators from making unauthorized adjustments to a ride’s restraint system and requires them to submit more detailed safety and operational documentation to the state. Additionally, the act broadened the state agriculture department’s oversight, giving it authority to establish minimum training standards and conduct unannounced ride inspections to identify potential hazards. The law applies to Florida attractions with fewer than 1,000 employees but specifically exempts Walt Disney World, Universal and SeaWorld — allowing them to conduct their own inspections. Ironically, companion legislation shields records in an active investigation into a ride from public disclosure, contending that “the premature release of such records,” like those that surfaced during the probe of Tyre’s death, “could frustrate or thwart” the inquiry. Thompson said at the time that delaying release of those records, while they sparked immediate action after Tyre’s death, “is just to make sure that we’ve left no stone unturned before we present to the public.” While the family lauded the safety measures in the law, Michael Haggard, the lawyer who at one point represented Dodd, blasted the records legislation after its passage. “If a tragedy happens like this again, what a shame that the media isn’t going to be able to cover it, get those documents, so that the public knows whether these things are dangerous or not,” Haggard said in a May 2023 interview. ©2024 Orlando Sentinel. Visit orlandosentinel.com . Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.5 fives near me 。

Gophers coach P.J. Fleck explains trick play call on game-defining drive in Penn State lossNoneNoneThe Best of the West offers fans a candid assessment of the top teams in the western third of the country — a collection that includes the Mountain West and the former Pac-12 schools now scattered across the ACC, Big 12, Big Ten and West Coast Conference. The rankings will be published on the Hotline each Monday through the remainder of the regular season. 1. UCLA (10-2/2-0 Big Ten) Last week: 1 Results: lost to North Carolina 76-74 NET ranking: 20 North Carolina's Seth Trimble (7) drives past UCLA's Eric Dailey Jr. (3) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in the CBS Sports Classic, Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024, in New York. Next up: vs. Gonzaga (Saturday) Comment: The Bruins flopped against North Carolina in much the same fashion that Arizona flopped against UCLA a week earlier. Up 16 points with 13 minutes left, they crashed and burned and left Madison Square Garden with a two-point loss that won't be forgotten — at least for a week. 2. Gonzaga (9-3) Last week: 2 Results: beat Nicholls State 102-72 and Bucknell 86-65 NET ranking: 5 Next up: vs. UCLA Comment: The upcoming showdown with the Bruins (at the Intuit Dome) offers a final chance for the Zags to polish their résumé — and grab a third Quadrant I win — before West Coast Conference play begins. 3. San Diego State (8-2/1-0 Mountain West) Last week: 3 Results: beat Cal 71-50 NET ranking: 43 Next up: vs. Utah State (Saturday) Comment: The Aztecs spent 24 hours getting to San Jose for the neutral-site matchup after multiple flight cancellations forced part of the team to drive to the Bay Area. But the defense traveled, as SDSU held the Bears to 25.5% shooting. 4. Arizona State (9-2) Last week: 4 Results: beat UMass 78-62 NET ranking: 50 Next up: at BYU (Dec. 31) Comment: The nonconference season was a success by almost any measure, but here's the only glitch: ASU remains without a Quad I victory. That could change based on how opponents perform over the next two months but helps explain the middlin' NET. 5. Oregon (11-1/1-1 Big Ten) Last week: 5 Results: beat Stanford 76-61 NET ranking: 15 Next up: vs. Weber State (Sunday) Comment: With a 4-1 record in Quad I games and only three Quad IV wins (among their 11 total victories), the Ducks are well positioned for the NCAAs as long as they avoid a collapse in conference play. 6. Utah State (11-1/1-0 Mountain West) Last week: 8 Results: beat Saint Mary's 75-68 NET ranking: 29 Next up: vs. San Diego State (Saturday) Comment: Great who? 7. Saint Mary's (10-3) Last week: 6 Results: lost to Utah State 75-68 NET ranking: 55 Next up: vs. Pacific (Saturday) Comment: The losses aren't the problem for the Gaels as we ponder their status for Selection Sunday: All three have come against quality opponents. The issue is the victory column, where a distinct dearth of quality exists. 8. Colorado (9-2) Last week: 7 Results: beat Bellarmine 79-55 NET ranking: 77 Next up: vs. Iowa State (Dec. 30) Comment: The second matchup of the season against ISU should be much closer than the first — the Cyclones won by 28 points on a neutral court — but will the Buffaloes muster the offense needed in the second half to produce an upset? 9. Arizona (6-5) Last week: 10 Results: beat Samford 96-64 and Central Michigan 94-41 Central Michigan forward Quentin Heady (5) gets all arm as Arizona forward Tobe Awaka (30) twists by him to the basket in the second half of their nonconference game at McKale Center on Dec. 21, 2024. NET ranking: 25 Next up: vs. TCU (Dec. 30) Comment: Typically one of the fastest-starting teams in the country, the Wildcats finished their nonconference lineup with an 0-5 record against Quad I opponents. Arizona, meet the NCAA bubble. Bubble, meet Arizona. 10. New Mexico (9-3/1-0 Mountain West) Last week: 11 Results: beat VCU 78-71 NET ranking: 85 Next up: at Colorado State (Saturday) Comment: ESPN's latest Bracketology lists the Mountain West as a two-bid league. From here, that's a spot-on projection: San Diego State and Utah State are the only teams worthy of at-large berths at the moment. 11. Washington State (10-3) Last week: 9 Results: lost to Washington 89-73, beat Northern Iowa 76-68 NET ranking: 67 Next up: at Portland (Saturday) Comment: It wasn't the loss in Seattle that surprised us; it was the size of the loss. The Cougars were not competitive in the final seven minutes against an opponent that, frankly, had not been impressive through 10 games. 12. Boise State (9-3/1-0 Mountain West) Last week: 13 Results: beat Air Force 77-59 NET ranking: 51 Next up: at San Jose State (Saturday) Comment: Random thought: Ashton Jeanty would probably be a damn good point guard. Imagine trying to keep him out of the lane with all that lateral quickness and lower-body strength. Yikes. 13. BYU (9-2) Last week: 14 Results: beat Florida A&M 103-57 NET ranking: 44 Next up: vs. Arizona State (Dec. 31) Comment: Drill down one level, and the reality is worse than the record: Two-thirds of BYU's wins are against Quad III and IV opponents. That could be problematic on Selection Sunday. 14. Oregon State (9-2) Last week: 15 Results: beat Charleston 74-65 NET ranking: 40 Next up: vs. Oakland (Monday) Comment: Coach Wayne Tinkle has received substantial credit for OSU's success thus far, although context is required: Yes, the Beavers have performed better than expected, but the competition has been largely third-rate. Their nonconference schedule ranks 308th in the Pomeroy advanced metrics. 15. Nevada (8-4/0-1 Mountain West) Last week: 12 Results: lost to Colorado State 66-64 NET ranking: 56 Next up: at Wyoming (Saturday) Comment: We gave serious consideration to UC San Diego for this spot — the Tritons are one of the region's biggest surprises — along with San Francisco and Washington. Also considered: Cal, San Francisco, Stanford, UC Irvine, UC San Diego, USC, Utah and Washington Contact Jon Wilner at wilnerhotline@bayareanewsgroup.com . On X (Twitter): @wilnerhotline Respond: Write a letter to the editor | Write a guest opinion Subscribe to stay connected to Tucson. A subscription helps you access more of the local stories that keep you connected to the community. Be the first to know Get local news delivered to your inbox!

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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A scruffy little fugitive is on the lam again in New Orleans, gaining fame as he outwits a tenacious band of citizens armed with night-vision binoculars, nets and a tranquilizer rifle. Scrim, a 17-pound mutt that's mostly terrier, has become a folk hero, inspiring tattoos, t-shirts and even a ballad as he eludes capture from the posse of volunteers. And like any antihero, Scrim has a backstory: Rescued from semi-feral life at a trailer park and adopted from a shelter, the dog broke loose in April and scurried around the city until he was cornered in October and brought to a new home. Weeks later, he'd had enough. Scrim leaped out of a second-story window, a desperate act recorded in a now-viral video. Since then, despite a stream of daily sightings, he's roamed free. The dog’s fans include Myra and Steve Foster, who wrote “Ode to Scrim” to the tune of Ricky Nelson’s 1961 hit, “I’m a Travelin’ Man.” Leading the recapture effort is Michelle Cheramie, a 55-year-old former information technology professional. She lost everything — home, car, possessions — in Hurricane Katrina in 2005, and in the aftermath, found her calling rescuing pets. “I was like, ‘This is what I should be doing,’” Cheramie said. “I was born to rescue.” She launched Zeus’ Rescues, a nonprofit shelter that now averages 600 cat and dog adoptions a year and offers free pet food to anyone who needs it. She helped Scrim find the home he first escaped from. It was Cheramie's window Scrim leaped from in November. She's resumed her relentless mission since then, posting flyers on telephone poles and logging social media updates on his reported whereabouts. She's invested thousands of dollars on wildlife cameras, thermal sensors and other gear. She took a course offered by the San Diego Zoo on the finer points of tranquilizing animals. And she's developed a network of volunteers — the kind of neighbors who are willing to grid-search a city at 3 a.m. People like writer David W. Brown, who manages a crowd-sourced Google Map of all known Scrim sightings. He says the search has galvanized residents from all walks of life to come together. As they search for Scrim, they hand out supplies to people in need. "Being a member of the community is seeing problems and doing what you can to make life a little better for the people around here and the animals around you," Brown said. And neighbors like Tammy Murray, who had to close her furniture store and lost her father to Parkinson's Disease. This search, she says, got her mojo back. “Literally, for months, I’ve done nothing but hunt this dog,” said Murray, 53. “I feel like Wile E. Coyote on a daily basis with him.” Murray drives the Zeus' Rescues' van towards reported Scrim sightings. She also handles a tactical net launcher, which looks like an oversized flashlight and once misfired, shattering the van's window as Scrim sped away. After realizing Scrim had come to recognize the sound of the van's diesel engine, Murray switched to a Vespa scooter, for stealth. Near-misses have been tantalizing. The search party spotted Scrim napping beneath an elevated house, and wrapped construction netting around the perimeter, but an over-eager volunteer broke ranks and dashed forward, leaving an opening Scrim slipped through. Scrim's repeated escapades have prompted near-daily local media coverage and a devoted online following. Cheramie can relate. “We’re all running from something or to something. He's doing that too,” she said. Cheramie's team dreams of placing the pooch in a safe and loving environment. But a social media chorus growing under the hashtag #FreeScrim has other ideas — they say the runaway should be allowed a life of self-determination. The animal rescue volunteers consider that misguided. “The streets of New Orleans are not the place for a dog to be free,” Cheramie said. “It’s too dangerous.” Scrim was a mess when Cheramie briefly recaptured him in October, with matted fur, missing teeth and a tattered ear. His trembling body was scraped and bruised, and punctured by multiple projectiles. A vet removed one, but decided against operating to take out a possible bullet. The dog initially appeared content indoors, sitting in Cheramie's lap or napping beside her bed. Then while she was out one day, Scrim chewed through a mesh screen, dropped 13 feet to the ground and squeezed through a gap in the fence, trotting away. Murray said Cheramie's four cats probably spooked him. “I wholeheartedly believe the gangster-ass cats were messing with him,” Murray said. Cheramie thinks they may have gotten territorial. Devastated but undeterred, the pair is reassessing where Scrim might fit best — maybe a secure animal sanctuary with big outdoor spaces where other dogs can keep him company. Somewhere, Murray says, “where he can just breathe and be." Brook is a corps member for The Associated Press/Report for America Statehouse News Initiative. Report for America is a nonprofit national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms to report on undercovered issues. Follow Brook on the social platform X: @jack_brook96

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