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‘Lifeless:’ New Footage Shows What Happened After Stardust Racers Rider Dies
Bodycam footage shows deputies and paramedics performing CPR after Kevin Zavala was found unresponsive on a roller coaster; death ruled accidental from blunt-impact injuries.
- On Friday, the Orange County Sheriff's Office released body camera footage from the September 17, 2025, incident where 32-year-old Kevin Rodriguez Zavala died after riding the Stardust Racers roller coaster at Universal Orlando's Epic Universe.
- Footage captures deputies interviewing Zavala's girlfriend, Javiliz Cruz-Robles, who reported he lacked leg support and experienced difficulties with the lap bar, stating, "They pushed it like three times, maybe four."
- Investigators ruled the death an accident, determining Zavala died from "multiple blunt impact injuries" during the ride; the sheriff's office closed the case on December 11, 2025, finding no criminal acts occurred.
- Following the death, the family retained civil rights attorney Ben Crump and filed a lawsuit against Universal Orlando, later reaching an amicable resolution, Crump said in a statement.
- Stardust Racers, a dual-launch coaster featuring 5,000 feet of track, operates within Epic Universe, which opened in May 2025 as the first new theme park for Orlando in over 25 years.
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Stardust Racers death: Bodycam released from first responders
The Orange County Sheriff's Office released bodycam video from the night Kevin Zavala died after riding the Stardust Racers ride at Epic Universe. The bodycam shows the moments when deputies responded to the emergency call. Zavala became unconscious on the ride and was rushed to the hospital where he died. The Medical Examiner's Office ruled his death an accident. Zavala's girlfriend was on the ride with him at the time. She said in the video t…
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Epic Universe coaster death body cam released. What it shows
Body cam footage reveals new details after a Florida man died on Universal Orlando's Epic Universe roller coaster last year.
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Kevin Zavala died from his injuries sustained while riding the roller coaster.
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