Drop-ride death suit

The family of a 14-yearold boy who fell to his death from a 430-foot drop-tower ride in Orlando, Fla., sued its owner, manufacturer and landlord Monday, claiming they were negligent.

The parents of Tyre Sampson said in the state suit filed in Orlando that the defendants failed to warn their 6-foot-2, 380-pound son about the risks of someone of his size going on the ride and didn’t provide an appropriate restraint system.

Spokespeople for the ride’s owner, Orlando Slingshot, and landlord, ICON Park, declined to comment.