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The family of a Kissimmee man who was fatally injured in September while riding the Stardust Racers coaster at Epic Universe has reached an “amicable resolution” with Universal Orlando Resort, their attorney announced Saturday.

A news release from Ben Crump, a civil rights and personal injury attorney, said terms of the agreement between the family of Kevin Rodriguez Zavala, 32, and Universal, which opened Epic in May, are confidential. The one-paragraph statement did not say if Universal would pay Zavala’s family or, if so, how much.

“The family is grateful for the community’s support and asks for privacy at this time,” Crump’s statement said. Zavala had a spinal condition since birth and used a wheelchair, his family said. On Sept. 17, wh

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