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To: Jacques Newey who wrote (87139)	8/23/1999 5:15:00 PM
From: Amy J	Respond to of 186894

Intel is nearby this Great America: "August, 23, 1999 Boy dies on Great America ride. A 12-year old disabled boy was killed yesterday after falling from a ride at Paramount's Great America Theme Park while his mother watched. Joshua Smurphat of Sunnyvale fell from his seat on the 10-story Drop Zone Stunt Tower at 3:20 p.m. yesterday, a park spokesman said. The ride is a tower that holds six separate four-person coaches. Riders with feet dangling sit upright, locked in by a shoulder harness. The coaches then free-fall 129 feet down the tower reaching speeds of 62 mph. Park spokesman Timothy Chanaud said that at some point when the ride was dropping, the victim fell from his vehicle. Chanaud said it appeared Smurphat's safety harness was fastened when he fell. The boy had what the spokesman described as severe physical and mental handicaps. But Chanaud said the boy's disabilities wouldn't have disqualified him from going on the ride and they apparently played no role in the mishap. The cause of the accident is unknown. Santa Clara police and park authorities are investigating. Two coaches were not operating at the time of the accident. But Chanaud said there was no relation between the coach the victim was riding and the vehicles that were not running. Each car has its own braking system, he said. No one had been killed or seriously hurt on the ride before yesterday, he said. The Drop Zone opened in 1996. Park of the park was immediately shut down and will remain closed through today. Yesterday's death was the fourth in the history of the amusement park. Last year, a 24-year-old man died at the park when he climbed a 6-foot security fence to retrieve his wife's hat.