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Texas Regulators to Decide if Six Flags Roller Coaster Reopens After Deadly Accident

The Texas roller coaster from which a woman fell to her death last week wont reopen until the Texas Department of Insurance slaps a compliance sticker on it once again.

By Chad Hemenway | Updated on July 23, 2013
The Texas Giant roller coaster ride sits idle at the Six Flags Over Texas park July 20 in Arlington, Texas. AP Photo/LM Otero )

The Texas roller coaster from which a woman fell to her death last week won’t reopen until the Texas Department of Insurance slaps a compliance sticker on it once again. 

TDI has is the state administrator of the Amusement Ride Safety Inspection and Insurance Act. Every amusement park ride owner or operator must possess at least $1 million in bodily injury insurance (per occurrence) and the ride has to be inspected by a qualified engineer, says Jerry Hagins, TDI spokesman. Satisfaction of these requirements earns the ride a sticker, similar to a car inspection sticker, with a date for its next scheduled inspection. 

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