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Thursday, August 18, 2011  Darien Lake's Ride of Steel rollercoaster will remain closed for the rest of the season.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Friday, July 08, 2011  Investigators are looking into why a man fell from a roller coaster.