Teenager Struck and Killed by Six Flags Rollercoaster
June 30th, 2008
A South Carolina teenager died this weekend after he was struck and killed by a rollercoaster in Georgia’s Six Flags Amusement Park, reports The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Asia Leeshawn Ferguson, age 17, a
nd a friend scaled two fences that surrounded the Batman ride as a short cut to get back into the park Saturday afternoon, police said. Ferguson was decapitated and died instantly when the coaster hit him. Both fences, police say, were marked with warning signs, one saying “restricted area” for “authorized personnel only” and other saying “Danger zone” and “Do not enter.” “The area’s clearly defined with signs. It’s very tragic that these individuals would decide to jump over the fence. It would be hard to imagine somebody not seeing the signs and jumping two fences,” Sgt. Dana Pierce, a Cobb County Police spokesman, told reporters. The Batman Ride travels up to 50 m.p.h. Ferguson, whose family was in the park when the tragedy occurred, was in Georgia on a church trip, reports the newspaper. No one who was actually on the ride was injured in the incident. Afterward, the ride was closed to the public. It was scheduled to reopen today. This is the second fatality at the same park and on the same ride. In 2002, 58-year-old Samuel Milton Guyton was killed when he was kicked in the head by a teen girl on the Batman ride.
I PRAY TO GOD THAT BET READ THESE BLOGS AND TAKES OFF THESE IMMATURE POSTS BEFORE THIS FAMILY READS THIS.
THAT FAMILY IS GOING TO READ THESE BLOGS TO SEEK SOME COMFORTING DONT BE IGNORANT PEOPLE!
why do you people keep taking my name and not being bold enough to put your own name out there maybe your to scared to reveal your true self stop being ignorant thats all I have to say. I’m very sorry Ferguson family that you have to deal with the tragic lost of your son. my prayers go out to you all
My heart and prayers go out to you and y- AHHHH COME ON @??% A GUY!
Kyrysma said on July 2nd, 2008
It is sad, but true. Most kids who do this kind of stuff often be white. But some black folks following in the same activities. Just like the DC sniper terror. We all swore up and down it was a white man. Even the white media agreed it was a white man. But that shows you, race does not matter anymore.
And you call white people racists.
1st my prayers for the this family!!! God Bless!!
2nd TO ALL the grimmy comments all of us have made bad choices in life and this is a fact because NOBODY on this is earth is PERFECT!!!
Karma is a BEAST watch yourself!!
This is a tragic accident. I just sent up a prayer for that family.
~~Quaysa~~
EVERY DUMB ASS COMMENT MADE BY YOU DUMB ASS PEOPLE. KARMA IS A *@#%%! IAM FROM COLUMBIA,SC AND I TOOK THIS STORY VERY HARD!
My thoughts and prayers goes out to the families.
TO ALL THE A S S HOLES THAT MADE JOKES ABOUT THIS KID:
YOUR COMMENTS SHOW YOUR LACK OF RESPECT AND MATURITY. YOUR NOT DECENT PEOPLE. YOU ARE EXACTLY THE SAME TYPE OF DUMB A S S KIDS THAT ARE COMMITTING ALL THE VIOLENCE IN THE WORLD TODAY BECAUSE YOU HAVE NO HEART. YOU ARE MONSTERS!!!
Let God be with his family. But it is very sad that this boy would not care about the warning signs.
People of God, don’t argue with fools. It is clear that this young man made a bad decision. That decision caused him to lose his life, but many people will come to realize that life is fragile, and they will come to know the Lord in a more substantial way so that Asia’s death was not in vain. God will still get the glory out of this. I would like to urge you all to ignore (turn your cheek to) the comments that are made to mock Asia. Our world is growing dumber by the day, and you only fuel the fire when you argue with people who have nothing better to do than to make these kinds of jokes. The racist people in this blog need intelligent people like us so they can have something to distract them from their meaningless existence. Trust me, they have their reward.
I feel 4 dat family but dey shud of kept an eye out 4 hm and people shud kno 2 read signs at all times……..but i pray 4 dz family juz stay strong.
THAT WAS A SAID STORY I HOPE THAT HE REST IN PEACE
this story is so sad, my heart go out to his family and friends. how could something like this happen to this young boy.
MY PRAYERS GO OUT TO THE FAMILY. MAY GOD BLESS.THE PEOPLE OUT HERE WITH THERE MEAN COMMENTS WILL GO TO HELL SO THE BEST THING FOR YOU TO DO IS GET ON YOUR KNEES AND PRAY GOD DOES NOT LIKE UGLY SO WHAT YOU SAY AND DO WILL COME BACK TO 10 TIMES HARDER.
This was the brother of one of my former students’ and the comments that some of you have been making are atrocious. You have no self-respect/morals. Grow up and realize that we all make or have made silly little mistakes and really big mistakes at some point and times in our lives that may have cost us our lives, jobs, family, limbs, etc!!! It’s just by the grace of God, that some of us were lucky to overcome those mistakes (which make us stronger and wiser), while others of us have had to suffer. My heart truly does go out to the Ferguson Family – a great family with strong Christian morals and values. Which if you knew them, as I had the opportunity to do so, then you would know that. I visited the website that Rake placed out for others to view (http://www.encyclopediadramatica.com/Asia_Ferguson)…It is down-right sick and degrading. Please DO NOT PASS THIS LINK TO ANYONE ELSE…..To all of those who have expressed their condolences, I am sure that the family appreciates them. 1LUV & R.I.P. ASIA
This is tragic, but what the hell made him go into that area?
He had to cross two fences to get to where there he wouldn’t be safe. Years ago my friends dared me to do something like this but I said no. Then I got in one little fight and my mom got scared and said, “You’re moving with your auntie and uncle in Bel-Air.” I whistled for a cab and when it came near the license plate said “Fresh” and had dice in the mirror. If any thing I can say that this cab was rare but thought, “Naw man forget it. Yo holmes to Bel-Air!” I pulled up to the house about seven or eight and yelled to the cab, “Go home, smell ya later!” I looked at my kingdom. I was finally there, to sit on my throne as the Prince of Bel-Air.
Just to get our grammar straightened out – taken directly from the dictionary, second definition:
Stupid, adj.- 2. Tending to make poor decisions or careless mistakes.
And since when has karma been a part of Christianity? Karma is a Hindu belief. I, being a good Christian, hope Jesus forgives those who are making distasteful comments here.
God bless our proud black community. We will get through this as we have so many other challenges. Amen.
1991-2008
GOOD NIGHT SWEET PRINCE
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