blog #15

I read an article titled "Drive train parts examined after death of 6-year-old boy in grandstands at Wash. state show", Associated Press. It was a sad and confusing Monster Jam show in Tacoma, Wash. friday night. A boy, Sebastian Hizey (6), was struck in the head by a Frisbee-sized chunk of metal that tore off a truck while doing doughnuts during the show. Police gathered loose parts of the drive train and drive loop to investigate. They said they have never seen the loop or drive shaft parts come off like this. The boys father, said that the truck had first failed to start and was hauled away by a forklift but it returned to the show and the metal ring flew from under the truck as it was spinning in circles in the mud. Sadly, his son passed away. Another spectator was struck by debris and was taken to the hospital, but no further descriptions of him are listed. The Monster Jam show continued through the two Saturday shows, but with a moment of silence before each one. Hopefully these problems will be solved for no more future freak accidents.