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 ...

DARIEN, N.Y. - A U.S. Army veteran who lost his legs while deployed in Iraq was thrown from a 200-foot-tall roller coaster at an upstate theme park on Friday and was killed. James Thomas Hackemer, 29, ...

DARIEN CENTER — Due to repairs requiring customized parts, the Ride of Steel at Darien Lake Theme Park Resort will be closed for the remainder of the season, park officials announced Thursday. The ...

Army amputee was ejected from the Ride of Steel coaster at Darien Lake Park in N.Y. BUFFALO, N.Y. — A 208-foot-tall roller coaster in upstate New York remained closed Sunday amid questions about the ...

An Iraq War veteran who lost both legs and a hip to a roadside bomb south of Baghdad in March 2008 fell to his death late Friday afternoon from the 208-foot Ride of Steel roller coaster at Darien Lake ...

A state investigation has determined improperly trained ride operators were responsible for the death of double amputee James T. Hackemer earlier this month on Darien Lake's Ride of Steel roller ...

DARIEN, N.Y. -- 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 ...