Sgt. James T. Hackemer, 29, of Gowanda, a double amputee, was about an hour in to a family outing on July 8 when he was ejected from the Ride of Steel. Hackemer lost half of his right leg, all of his ...
A U.S. Army veteran who lost both legs in Iraq and had been trying to rebuild his life was killed after he was thrown from a roller coaster at an upstate New York amusement park. Teams of inspectors ...