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An 85-year-old woman with dementia was allegedly pushed to the ground by an employee at an assisted living facility in Lake Mary. FOX 35's Amanda McKenzie walks us through the disturbing charges and case.

Attorneys representing the family of Kevin Rodriguez Zavala, the man who died after riding Stardust Racers at Epic Universe, remembered him as a "theme park enthusiast" and someone who lived a completely independent life. Attorneys and family said that Zavala, who used a wheelchair and was born with a spinal injury, did not have a medical emergency and was not under any medical restrictions on the day that he and his girlfriend were at Epic Universe. FOX 35's Amanda Ruiz shares the latest updates in the ongoing death investigation.

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Attorneys representing the family of Kevin Rodriguez Zavala, the man who died after riding Stardust Racers at Epic Universe, remembered him as a "theme park enthusiast" and someone who lived a completely independent life.

Kevin Rodriguez Zavala's sisters and brother remembered his during a press conference with attorney Ben Crump in Orlando on Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025, one week after Zavala became unresponsive after riding Stardust Racers at Epic Universe. Zavala later died at the hospital. The Medical Examiner said he died from "multiple blunt force injuries," and ruled his death an accident.

Civil rights attorney Ben Crump and the family of Kevin Rodriguez Zavala held a press conference on Wednesday afternoon in Orlando. During the event, Natalie Jackson, co-director of litigation with the Ben Crump Law Firm, helped to answer some questions about the death investigation.