Recent accidents turns attention to safety of amusement park rides

CHICAGO (FOX 32 News) - Last week alone saw one child airlifted to a Pittsburgh hospital after a fall from a roller coaster, another brain damaged after falling off a Ferris wheel in Tennessee, and a 10-year-old boy die after a ride on a Kansas water slide.

These tragedies have raised fear for many thrill seekers wondering how safe are the rides they love?

Patrick Salvi, partner at Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard law firm in Chicago, joined Good Day Chicago to talk about it.