Darien Lake shuts down Ride of Steel for the season
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Thursday, August 18, 2011
Darien Lake's Ride of Steel rollercoaster will remain closed for the rest of the season.
Vet thrown from coaster to have military funeral
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Monday, August 15, 2011
A military funeral at the historic Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia is being held for the double-amputee Iraq war veteran who was thrown to his death from a western New York roller coaster.
Malfunction closes Darien Lake roller coaster
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Thursday, August 11, 2011
32 passengers aboard the The Ride of Steel roller coaster at Darien Lake were forced to evacuate the ride on stairs high above the ground Thursday night after a malfunction.
Darien Lake slapped with violations following rollercoaster death
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Friday, July 22, 2011
The State Labor Department is slapping Darien Lake with two violations following the death earlier this month of a man on a rollercoaster.
Sheriff: War vet who died at Darien Lake had copy of park rules
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Friday, July 15, 2011
An Iraq war veteran who died falling out of a rollercoaster at Darien Lake told park officials he already had a copy of the rules on the day he died.
Veteran killed at theme park mixed grit with humor
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Thursday, July 14, 2011
A funeral is set for an Iraq war veteran who lost his legs in a roadside bombing and died when he fell off an upstate New York roller coaster.
No charges in amputee vet's roller coaster death
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Wednesday, July 13, 2011
No criminal charges will be brought in the death of a legless Iraq war veteran who was thrown from a roller coaster at a western New York theme park last week, the county sheriff said Wednesday.
Funeral set for NY amputee vet killed on coaster
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Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Funeral services are scheduled for later this week for Army Sgt. James Hackemer, the amputee war veteran who fell to his death off an upstate New York roller coaster.
Probe continues after vet falls from NY coaster
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Monday, July 11, 2011
An investigation is continuing into the death of an Iraq war veteran and double amputee who fell from a 208-foot-tall roller coaster in upstate New York.
Army amputee thrown from roller coaster, dies
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Saturday, July 09, 2011
A U.S. Army veteran who lost both legs in Iraq and had been trying to rebuild his life was killed after he was thrown from a roller coaster at an upstate New York amusement park.
