Monday, August 22, 2011

State Fair Worker Critically Injured

  • {West Virginia}...Adolfo Dominguez, 25, of Mexico, who works for Reithoffer Shows Inc., based in Gibsonton, Florida, was operating "The Speed" ride at the West Virginia State Fair around 10:45 P.M. Saturday night, when he stepped into the path of the ride and was hit in the face by one of the attraction's cars. Dominguez was flown from the scene to Charleston Area Medical Center, where he underwent surgery to relieve pressure on his brain and for a facial fracture. He is in critical condition.