Florida amusement park faces $300,000 settlement after 6-year-old’s fatal go-kart crash
DETAILS COMING YOUR WAY IN. JUST A FEW. TODD. THANK YOU. CHRIS. TONIGHT, THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE HAS PROPOSED A $300,000 SETTLEMENT FOR URBAN AIR ADVENTURE PARK IN PORT SAINT LUCIE TO PAY AFTER A SIX YEAR OLD GIRL DIED IN A GO KART CRASH BACK IN DECEMBER, DOCUMENTS SHOW. STATE INSPECTORS FOUND SEVERAL VIOLATIONS DURING THEIR INVESTIGATION INTO THE DEATH OF EMMA RIDDELL, REPORT SHOWS THE SIX YEAR OLD WAS DRIVING A GO KART WITH HER MOTHER IN THE PASSENGER SEAT AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH, DESPITE THOSE DRIVERS TO BE AT LEAST 18, SHE WAS ALSO NOT WEARING A SEAT BELT, ACCORDING TO THE INSPECTORS.
Florida amusement park faces $300,000 settlement after 6-year-old’s fatal go-kart crash
Updated: 10:16 PM EDT Apr 28, 2026
The Florida Department of Agriculture has proposed a $300,000 settlement for Urban Air Adventure Park in Port St. Lucie after a 6-year-old girl died in a go-kart crash last December. Documents show state inspectors found several operator violations during the investigation into the death of Emma Riddle. The report shows the 6-year-old was driving the go-kart with her mother in the passenger’s seat at the time of the crash, despite rules requiring drivers to be at least 18 years old. She was also not wearing a seatbelt. WPBF 25 News has reached out to Urban Air Adventure Park for a comment on this settlement. We are still waiting to hear back.
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. —
The Florida Department of Agriculture has proposed a $300,000 settlement for Urban Air Adventure Park in Port St. Lucie after a 6-year-old girl died in a go-kart crash last December.
Documents show state inspectors found several operator violations during the investigation into the death of Emma Riddle.
The report shows the 6-year-old was driving the go-kart with her mother in the passenger’s seat at the time of the crash, despite rules requiring drivers to be at least 18 years old. She was also not wearing a seatbelt.
WPBF 25 News has reached out to Urban Air Adventure Park for a comment on this settlement. We are still waiting to hear back.