Overview

• Rodriguez Zavala became unresponsive after riding Stardust Racers on Sept. 17 and was pronounced dead at a hospital, according to Universal and the Orange County Sheriff’s Office.
• The District 9 medical examiner determined the cause of death was multiple blunt impact injuries and ruled the manner of death an accident.
• The sheriff’s office has an active death investigation, and Florida’s Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services dispatched an investigator who said Universal complied with required notifications.
• Universal says the attraction remains closed with no announced timetable for reopening, and the company is cooperating with authorities.
• Stardust Racers is a dual-launch, dueling coaster reaching up to 62 mph and 133 feet, and earlier state incident reports noted several hospitalizations this year, including two tied to this ride.