Despite Universal Orlando Resort’s claim a roller coaster “functioned as intended” when a 32-year-old man lost consciousness on it and died, attorney Ben Crump and his team on Wednesday cast doubt on the safety of the ride and demanded it stay closed until an investigation is completed.

Crump and his legal team said Kevin Rodriguez Zavala on Sept. 17 was placed by ride attendants in the front row of the Stardust Racers roller coaster’s car, and witnesses reported seeing his head slam repeatedly on a metal bar.

“That is what killed Kevin,” Crump said at the afternoon press conference. “So to try to suggest in any way that his death was his fault, it’s offensive. It’s offensive on any level.”

Zavala, who was in a wheelchair due to lifelong spinal condition, had gone to Epic Universe that

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