deadly Maine hayride News

Settlement Reached in Lawsuit Over Deadly Maine Halloween Hayride

The family of a teenager who died in a hayride crash has settled a lawsuit against the farm owner who operated the Halloween attraction in 2014, the family lawyer said Wednesday. Money from the settlement in the wrongful death lawsuit …

Maine Fire Marshal Says Hayride Regulations Not Feasible

A working group set up after a fatal haunted hayride accident has concluded there’s little the state can do to improve the safety of hayrides and other farm-based amusements. Maine, like many states, has no law regulating farm amusements or …

Most States Don’t Regulate Hayrides

Maine, like most states, doesn’t have strict regulations for hayrides, including the one that lurched down a steep hill and into a tree over the weekend, killing a 17-year-old girl and injuring more than 20 others. A mechanical problem caused …