Who Was Hassan Jihad Ibn Kariem? Six Flags Goliath Victim Was Atlanta School Teacher as Nine Coasters Shut Down

Hassan Jihad Ibn Kariem, 42, an Atlanta Public Schools employee at Wesley International Academy, died after being thrown from the Goliath roller coaster at Six Flags Over Georgia (Credit: Hassan Jihad Kariem/Facebook)

Hassan Jihad Ibn Kariem, the 42-year-old Atlanta man who died following a roller coaster incident at Six Flags Over Georgia, worked at Wesley International Academy, a charter school in the Atlanta Public Schools district.

Cobb County Police identified him on Tuesday, 13 October, a day after the incident on the park's Goliath coaster. Investigators said preliminary interviews with witnesses and park employees indicated that he was ejected from the ride, struck other patrons and fell beneath the attraction.