Video above: News and weather headlines for Monday, July 20, 2026The family of a 6-year-old girl who died while riding a go-kart at a Port St. Lucie facility last year has filed a wrongful-death lawsuit.The family of Emma Riddle filed a lawsuit in Broward County on Monday, July 20, against Urban Air Trampoline and Adventure Park at 9020 South U.S. Highway 1.The Riddle family is represented by the Morgan & Morgan law firm, which claims that there were multiple alleged safety protocols ignored by the facility that led to Emma’s go-kart accelerating to a high speed and crashing into the track wall.Emma was seated with her mom in a double-seat go-kart while her older sister was in a single-rider go-kart.Your neighborhood: Local coverage from WPBF 25 NewsThe law firm says the crash led to Emma to sustain severe injuries.Attorneys said the lawsuit claims a Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services investigation revealed Urban Air established speed settings for its go-karts at levels calibrated for adult riders and applied those same settings to children, regardless of age of size.Riddle’s attorney alleged that the height requirement signs were posted inconsistent with the ride manufacturer’s own safety standards and omitted the manufacturer’s minimum age recommendation.The lawsuit notes the manufacturer’s recommendations in its product manual that riders be at least 60 inches (5-foot) tall and 18 years old.Emma was nearly a foot shorter and 12 years younger than the manufacturer’s minimum stated recommendations for operating a double-seat go-kart.The lawsuit claims Urban Air employees allowed Emma on the go-kart.WPBF 25 News contacted Urban Air Adventure & Trampoline Park, which is operated by Missouri City, Texas-based NIFE Holdings, LLC, for comment and is awaiting a response.On Dec. 6, 2025, the Port St. Lucie Police Department responded to the facility after receiving a 911 call at 8:51 p.m. from an employee of the facility involving an accident involving a child.When officers arrived at the scene the child was treated by St. Lucie County Fire District officials.Get the latest news updates with the WPBF 25 News app. You can download it here.Emma was transported to HCA Florida Lawnwood Hospital in Fort Pierce, where she died on Sunday, Dec. 7.Emma’s family is requesting a jury trial and damages exceeding $50,000.
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The family of a 6-year-old girl who died while riding a go-kart at a Port St. Lucie facility last year has filed a wrongful-death lawsuit.
The family of Emma Riddle filed a lawsuit in Broward County on Monday, July 20, against Urban Air Trampoline and Adventure Park at 9020 South U.S. Highway 1.
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The family of Emma Riddle, a 6-year-old girl who died in a go-kart crash at a Port St. Lucie adventure park, has filed a lawsuit alleging safety protocol violations.
The Riddle family is represented by the Morgan & Morgan law firm, which claims that there were multiple alleged safety protocols ignored by the facility that led to Emma’s go-kart accelerating to a high speed and crashing into the track wall.
Emma was seated with her mom in a double-seat go-kart while her older sister was in a single-rider go-kart.
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The law firm says the crash led to Emma to sustain severe injuries.
Attorneys said the lawsuit claims a Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services investigation revealed Urban Air established speed settings for its go-karts at levels calibrated for adult riders and applied those same settings to children, regardless of age of size.
Riddle’s attorney alleged that the height requirement signs were posted inconsistent with the ride manufacturer’s own safety standards and omitted the manufacturer’s minimum age recommendation.
The lawsuit notes the manufacturer’s recommendations in its product manual that riders be at least 60 inches (5-foot) tall and 18 years old.
Emma was nearly a foot shorter and 12 years younger than the manufacturer’s minimum stated recommendations for operating a double-seat go-kart.
The lawsuit claims Urban Air employees allowed Emma on the go-kart.
WPBF 25 News contacted Urban Air Adventure & Trampoline Park, which is operated by Missouri City, Texas-based NIFE Holdings, LLC, for comment and is awaiting a response.
On Dec. 6, 2025, the Port St. Lucie Police Department responded to the facility after receiving a 911 call at 8:51 p.m. from an employee of the facility involving an accident involving a child.
When officers arrived at the scene the child was treated by St. Lucie County Fire District officials.
Get the latest news updates with the WPBF 25 News app. You can download it here.
Emma was transported to HCA Florida Lawnwood Hospital in Fort Pierce, where she died on Sunday, Dec. 7.
Emma’s family is requesting a jury trial and damages exceeding $50,000.