An autistic adult visiting a Northern Virginia amusement park was severely injured when the go-kart she was driving accelerated “suddenly and without warning,” smashing head-on into a retaining wall as her horrified mother looked on, according to a $1 million personal injury lawsuit obtained by The Independent.
Chloe Elizabeth Smith, who is considered legally incapacitated and has been under the guardianship of her parents since 2023, slid out from beneath her seatbelt during the collision – a process known as “submarining,” which can turn an otherwise unexceptional crash into a catastrophic one, the suit contends.
