“THE MIDNIGHT LOG”: Leaked Overnight Maintenance Entries Unseal Ignored Safety Warnings Hours Before Fatal Goliath Coaster Launch

AUSTELL, Ga. — Unsealed Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) search warrants, forensic document analysis logs, and confidential maintenance extractions from Six Flags Over Georgia have shattered initial claims of an unpredictable mechanical fault, revealing that an overnight technician explicitly documented a critical safety defect hours before 42-year-old Hassan Jihad Ibn Kariem fell to his death.

While park executives publicly categorized the failure of Carriage B’s lap bar assembly as an unprecedented structural anomaly, a leaked internal service log written during the 02:00 AM maintenance audit confirms the hazard was identified, cataloged, and ultimately ignored.

Unsealed Maintenance Annotations and Forensic Handwriting Verification

According to unsealed state police evidence inventories, digital forensics audits, and crime scene recovery briefs:

Overnight Shift Discovery: During a routine sweep of the Goliath maintenance shed, state investigators recovered a hand-bound technical logbook detailing gear-mesh inspections. Forensic handwriting analysis verified the entry was penned by the senior overnight shift technician at precisely 02:14 AM on the morning of the disaster.

Explicit Hazard Entry: Unsealed high-resolution scans of the handwritten entry reveal a stark warning: “Carriage B / Seat 4B — Primary locking pawl slipping under manual torque test. Hydraulic pressure dropping 14 PSI. Secondary bypass latch jammed open. DO NOT CLEAR FOR LAUNCH.”

Deliberate Override Identified: Despite the written directive prohibiting operation, subsequent maintenance sign-off logs indicate a secondary authorization code was entered at 06:30 AM, clearing Carriage B for public operation without replacing the defective latching assembly.

“The leaked midnight service log unseals conclusive proof of gross negligence,” an unsealed GBI investigative affidavit stated. “The physical entry proves the safety restraint defect was actively flagged during overnight inspection and overruled prior to park opening.”

Subpoenas Served and Criminal Negligence Probe

Following the unsealing of the maintenance logbook, state prosecutors served immediate subpoenas on all overnight shift supervisors, maintenance directors, and third-party safety auditors affiliated with the park.

Homicide detectives have seized all digitized shift logs, badge swipe records, and internal communications to establish who authorized the override that placed Carriage B back on the active track.