Six Flags Coaster Victim's Family Knew He Was In Distress Right After Riding X2

Christopher Hawley was just 22 years old when he got on board the X2 coaster and died the next day from what doctors describe as essentially the same thing as shaken baby syndrome. His family's lawsuit against Six Flags has been going on for four years and just settled and his mother and brother are joining us now. Anne and Alex Hawley, welcome to TMZ Live. Thank you so much, we appreciate this. Thank you and we are so sorry. When Christopher got off the ride, was it apparent that he had suffered such a catastrophic injury or did this just kind of ruminate and happen the next day? When he got off the ride, he just looked extremely red and just so out of breath and you could just tell that he was in deep distress. Then he held on to the railings and then he collapsed and then my cousin Kyle, who was also there, put his hand behind Christopher's head so his head wouldn't hit the concrete. And then he eventually got transported into an ambulance. The thing that has stunned me here is that was 2022. As soon as something like that happens, I would think they'd shut the ride down, but this ride went on for four more years. Did they give any explanation for what they said happened here? Thank you for asking that, Harvey. No, nothing. There's so much that is shocking. We have not heard one peep from Magic Mountain from the moment it happened until now. While Christopher was in the hospital, they closed it down. I'll back up a little. They closed it down for a couple hours, a few hours, and then started it back up. Same day. Same day. Same day. Same day while Christopher was dying in the hospital. It's unbelievable. And my whole fear, well, not my whole fear, but part of my fear was, a large part of my fear was, after Christopher passed, that this is going to happen again. The two women who suffered severe brain injuries, one woman had a brain bleed, another woman is still in a coma in the first couple weeks of July. What was your reaction when you heard that? It gutted us. I mean, it sent us right back to where we were four years ago. They did what they do at Magic Mountain. They got the ride going, and I often think about other people who stepped on that ride right after Christopher died. Yeah, it was like, oh my God, here we are, and my heart breaks and aches so much for those families. So, finally, gosh, you have just recently settled the case, and Six Flags just recently stopped the ride. Is there a connection between those two events, your settlement, and the closure of the ride? So, that's a good question, and that we aren't allowed to talk about.