Roller Coaster Lawsuit: Texas Family Sues Six Flags After Woman Is Thrown From Roller Coaster To Her Death [VIDEO]

The family of a Dallas, Texas woman that was thrown from a speeding roller coaster two months ago has filed a lawsuit against the amusement park Six Flags. Rosa Esparza was killed on July 19 when she fell from the 14-story roller coaster the "Texas Giant." The lawsuit was filed on the same day the Arlington Six Flags announced they would reopen the ride. In the lawsuit Esparza's family accuses Six Flags of negligence. On the day she was killed Esparza was at Six Flags with her daughter and son-in-law.

Esparza's daughter and her husband were sitting in front of Esparza when riding the Texas Giant. Esparza's daughter claims to have heard he mother screaming for help. When the daughter looked back she is said to have seen Esparza "attempting to hold on for dear life." Frank Branson is the attorney for the Esparza family. He told ABC News Esparza's daughter "heard screams behind her. She turned, as I understand it, to see her mother's feet in the air. She turns back to tell her husband and turns around again and her mother was gone."

According to reports about the incident Rosa Esparza was "thrown against the ride and then catapulted onto the metal roof of a tunnel below." Esparza fell 74-feet to her death. The official cause of death was from the "traumatic injuries she sustained." A spokeswoman for Six Flags responded to the lawsuit and the allegations of negligence saying, "While our thoughts and prayers remain with Ms. Esparza's family and friends, there are a number of inaccuracies contained in the recent lawsuit and we intend to defend ourselves vigorously."

The lawsuit reads "As Rosa Esparza's tragic death starkly illustrates, errors on the part of the Six Flags Defendants turned a thrilling illusion into a nightmarish reality. Customers of the park expect mock scares and delighted screams as they ride the Texas Giant roller-coaster, but they certainly do not expect to be placed in any real danger, whatsoever." Six Flags released a statement on Tuesday claiming that an official investigation into the ride showed there was "no mechanical failure." "Due to litigation, the company is not releasing any further information about the outcome of the investigation," the statement continued.

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