ORLANDO, Fla. (WFLA) – The family of Kevin Rodriguez Zavala, the theme-park visitor who died after riding the roller coaster at Florida's Epic Universe earlier this month, is seeking answers.
Rodriguez Zavala, 32, was found unresponsive after riding the Stardust Racers coaster on Sept. 17. He later died at a hospital after suffering what the Orange County Medical Examiner confirmed to be multiple blunt force injuries.
The manner of death was also determined to be an accident, the chief medical examiner for Orange and Osceola counties. No other details about the “blunt impact” injuries have been released.
State investigators have more recently said they concur with a Universal internal memo that indicated the Epic Universe roller coaster was functioning properly when Rodriguez Zavala bec