{"id":250673,"date":"2026-04-29T05:06:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T05:06:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/250673\/"},"modified":"2026-04-29T05:06:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T05:06:13","slug":"florida-amusement-park-faces-300000-settlement-after-6-year-olds-fatal-go-kart-crash-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/250673\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida amusement park faces $300,000 settlement after 6-year-old&#8217;s fatal go-kart crash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Florida amusement park faces $300,000 settlement after 6-year-old&#8217;s fatal go-kart crash<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDETAILS 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.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Florida amusement park faces $300,000 settlement after 6-year-old&#8217;s fatal go-kart crash<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1768879104_731_wpbf.png\" class=\"lazyload lazyload-in-view branding\" alt=\"WPBF logo\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\tUpdated: 10:16 PM EDT Apr 28, 2026\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wpbf.com\/article\/hearst-television-news-policy-statements\/14471973\" class=\"editorial-standards border-left\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Editorial Standards \u24d8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThe 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&#8217;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.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tPORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. \u2014 \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>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.  <\/p>\n<p>Documents show state inspectors found several operator violations during the investigation into the death of Emma Riddle.  <\/p>\n<p>The report shows the 6-year-old was driving the go-kart with her mother in the passenger&#8217;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.  <\/p>\n<p>WPBF 25 News has reached out to Urban Air Adventure Park for a comment on this settlement. We are still waiting to hear back.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Florida amusement park faces $300,000 settlement after 6-year-old&#8217;s fatal go-kart crash DETAILS COMING YOUR WAY IN. 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