Family sues after 8-year-old boy DIES flying out of corkscrew slide
- Dallin Cunningham fell seven toes from a slide on the Rose Springs Elementary School playground and suffered deadly blunt drive trauma to his head
- His dad and mom have filed a wrongful demise lawsuit in opposition to the Tooele County School District for unsafe situations and failing to oversee their son
The dad and mom of an 8-year-old Utah boy who died after falling out of a corkscrew slide on his elementary faculty playground have filed a wrongful demise lawsuit in opposition to the varsity district.
Dallin Cunningham was taking part in on a corkscrew-style slide the on the Rose Springs Elementary School playground on February 6, 2023, when he fell seven toes and suffered deadly blunt drive trauma to the pinnacle.
His dad and mom, Timothy and Kathryn Cunningham, are suing the Tooele County School District for $90,000 and different undisclosed damages for failing to correctly supervise Dallin and permitting unsafe playground situations, based on the lawsuit obtained by KUTV.
Dallin, who was the youngest of 4 youngsters and the one boy within the household, was unconscious after the autumn and was transported to the hospital the place he died.
‘He fell onto the frozen rock-hard (time period utilized by police) floor under and acquired extreme accidents together with deadly blunt trauma to his head,’ the lawsuit learn.
Dallin Cunningham, 8, died after falling out of a corkscrew slide on his elementary faculty playground
Dallin was on a corkscrew-style slide on the playground at Rose Springs Elementary School on February 6, 2023, when he fell seven toes and skilled deadly blunt drive trauma to the pinnacle. The slide has reportedly since been faraway from the playground
His dad and mom, Timothy and Kathryn Cunningham, are suing the Tooele County School District for $90,000 for failing to correctly supervise Dallin and permitting unsafe playground situations
His dad and mom mentioned the autumn occurred round 10:07 a.m. however the faculty workers didn’t name 911 till 10:17 a.m.
The 8-year-old suffered from blunt drive trauma, proper occipital subscapular hematoma, fracture of the best facet of the frontal bone, cerebral edema and hemorrhaging on account of his fall.
The lawsuit argued the varsity district is liable as a result of the playground didn’t meet security requirements together with extreme slide slop and insufficient mulch.
‘Using a floor for the playground beneath the playground gear consisting of a harmful situation of a frozen arduous floor reasonably than a cloth which might have higher absorbed the arduous affect of Dallin’s fall,’ the grievance mentioned.
‘The customary is 12 inches of fill materials which is anticipated to compress to a minimal of 9 inches of fill. As measured on the playground, as a consequence of defective design and upkeep, the playground mulch was roughly 1 inch in depth earlier than being frozen stable beneath.’
Tooele County School District advised KSL: ‘Due to the open and energetic litigation, we’re unable to offer a remark presently.’
The slide has reportedly been faraway from the playground.
Dallin’s obituary described him as a pleasant and outgoing boy who was all the time making new mates.
‘Dallin is the right, imperfect eight-year-old little boy. Sometimes teasing, typically antagonizing, however all the time in love for his three sisters, his mommy, and daddy,’ mentioned the obituary.
‘He loves taking part in board video games and card video games like Sushi Go!, Throw Throw Burrito, Uno, and plenty of extra. But he’s all the time extra excited to play when considered one of his sisters can be taking part in with him.’
The 8-year-old was described as athletic, liked taking part in soccer, was very versatile and artistic.
‘When he doesn’t have entry to video video games, he’ll pull out a fancy puzzle to work on or draw humorous photos,’ the obituary learn.
Cunningham household buddy Katrina Orr advised KSL Dallin was very sensible and had a variety of power
The lawsuit argued the varsity district is liable as a result of the playground didn’t meet security requirements together with extreme slide slop and insufficient mulch
Dallin’s obituary described him as a pleasant and outgoing boy who was all the time making new mates
‘He enjoys studying and simply completed all of the How to Train your Dragon books. He loves studying Portuguese and practising together with his daddy at residence.’
Cunningham household buddy Katrina Orr advised KSL Dallin was very sensible and had a variety of power.
‘He was a really clever child. He was placing collectively a 3D Harry Potter puzzle that is meant for 12-year-olds and he had figured it out,’ Orr mentioned.
‘He would love to come back up and cuddle with you and are available seize your face and make some foolish joke.’
The Cunningham’s church bishop advised FOX 13, ‘It has been a heartbreaking expertise and we are going to by no means be the identical. He was a brilliant, vibrant boy with the most effective smile and snort.’
