ORLANDO, Fla. — The family of the 14-year-old boy who fell to his death while on the Free Fall ride at ICON Park late Thursday will be represented by civil rights lawyer Ben Crump and personal injury attorney Bob Hilliard, according to a press release.
Tyre Sampson, visiting from Missouri while on spring break, was on the ride when he appeared to slip out of his seat, falling to the ground as shocked patrons looked on, a video of the tragedy showed.
Crump, the Tallahassee-based attorney known for representing the families of Black men killed by law enforcement such as George Floyd, has been retained by Tyre’s father Yarnell Sampson.
