Parents of 14-year-old boy killed in fall from Florida amusement park ride win $310 million

An amusement park ride from which Tyre Sampson, 14, fell to his death on March 24, 2022 (KTVI).

An amusement park ride from which Tyre Sampson, 14, fell to his death on March 24, 2022 (KTVI).

A jury awarded a $310 million verdict to the parents of a 14-year-old boy killed in a fall from a Florida amusement park ride.

An Orange County jury ordered manufacturer Funtime to pay $155 million each to Nekia Dodd and Yarnell Sampson, the parents of Tyre Sampson. He died on March 24, 2022, after falling some 100 feet from the Free Fall attraction at Icon Park in Orlando.

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