Jim Walsh

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CAMDEN - An amusement-park patron, hit in the face by a cellphone that went flying during a roller-coaster ride, has sued Six Flags Great Adventure over his injuries.

Evan Huzinec of Philadelphia contends he lost sight in one eye and sustained "extensive internal and external injuries" after the July 5, 2014, accident at the Jackson amusement park.

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Huzinec was riding the El Toro roller coaster when he was struck “in the head, face and right eye by a flying cellphone dropped by another patron,” says the suit.

According to Great Adventure's website, El Toro carries riders "at a whopping 70 miles per hour, over a series of insane hills designed to give you maximum airtime."

The lawsuit contends Great Adventure's management was “negligent, careless, reckless and inattentive,” and had failed to protect its customers. It does not identify the patron who lost the phone.

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A spokeswoman for the Ocean County attraction declined to comment on the suit but said "the safety and well-being of our guests is always our top priority."

Huzinec's attorney, Michael Romano of Woodbury, could not be reached.

The suit, filed Monday in federal court, Camden, seeks damages of more than $75,000.



Jim Walsh; (856) 486-2646; jwalsh@gannettnj.com