The parents of a 14-year-old Missouri teenager who died in a 2022 amusement park accident have been awarded $310 million in damages against the ride’s Austrian manufacturer, according to the family’s lawyer.
The Orange County jury reached its decision late Thursday, ordering Funtime, the company responsible for building the attraction, to pay $155 million to each of Tyre Sampson’s parents, Nekia Dodd and Yarnell Sampson. Tyre Sampson died on March 24, 2022, after falling 70 feet from the Orlando Free Fall ride at Icon Park.
