Killed during derailment of Big Thunder Railroad at Disneyland.
In Gardena, Calif., where Torres lived with his father, shocked family members were gathering to mourn. "He was a good kid; very obedient, very straight," Torres' uncle, said of the young man who was born in Torrance, Calif., and attended high school in Arizona. Torres was the 11th to die in an attraction-related accident since Disneyland opened in 1955. (Los Angeles TImes , Sep 8, 2003)
"Our own analysis found that the accident was caused by incorrectly performed maintenance tasks required by Disneyland policy and procedures that resulted in a mechanical failure," park spokesperson Leslie Goodman told the L.A. Times.
In Gardena, Calif., where Torres lived with his father, shocked family members were gathering to mourn. "He was a good kid; very obedient, very straight," Torres' uncle, said of the young man who was born in Torrance, Calif., and attended high school in Arizona. Torres was the 11th to die in an attraction-related accident since Disneyland opened in 1955. (Los Angeles TImes , Sep 8, 2003)
"Our own analysis found that the accident was caused by incorrectly performed maintenance tasks required by Disneyland policy and procedures that resulted in a mechanical failure," park spokesperson Leslie Goodman told the L.A. Times.
Killed during derailment of Big Thunder Railroad at Disneyland.
In Gardena, Calif., where Torres lived with his father, shocked family members were gathering to mourn. "He was a good kid; very obedient, very straight," Torres' uncle, said of the young man who was born in Torrance, Calif., and attended high school in Arizona. Torres was the 11th to die in an attraction-related accident since Disneyland opened in 1955. (Los Angeles TImes , Sep 8, 2003)
"Our own analysis found that the accident was caused by incorrectly performed maintenance tasks required by Disneyland policy and procedures that resulted in a mechanical failure," park spokesperson Leslie Goodman told the L.A. Times.
In Gardena, Calif., where Torres lived with his father, shocked family members were gathering to mourn. "He was a good kid; very obedient, very straight," Torres' uncle, said of the young man who was born in Torrance, Calif., and attended high school in Arizona. Torres was the 11th to die in an attraction-related accident since Disneyland opened in 1955. (Los Angeles TImes , Sep 8, 2003)
"Our own analysis found that the accident was caused by incorrectly performed maintenance tasks required by Disneyland policy and procedures that resulted in a mechanical failure," park spokesperson Leslie Goodman told the L.A. Times.
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