HAUSER, Idaho (AP) — Authorities say they found no criminal negligence in the death of a Washington state man who was hit by a bus at a zombie attraction in a northern Idaho corn maze.
KREM-TV reports (http://goo.gl/yUuoqO ) that the Kootenai County sheriff’s office in Idaho says it doesn’t plan to recommend charges in last Friday’s death of 18-year-old Jeremy McSpadden Jr. of Spokane Valley, Washington.
The station says workplace safety officials will conduct their own investigation.
McSpadden was a role player in the “Zombie Slayer Paintball Bus” attraction at the Incredible Corn Maze in Hauser, Idaho.
Witnesses say the teen was dressed as a zombie when he emerged from his hiding place and ran toward a modified school bus carrying paintball players. Witnesses say he tripped and fell in front of the rear tires and got run over.
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