Police horse set off by spilled soda ‘ran wild’ through state fair crowd, trampled teen boy who ‘began convulsing’ on cement in front of family: Lawsuit

A teenage boy who just wanted to enjoy a day out at the State Fair of Texas with his family members was trampled and seriously injured by a police horse that “ran wild through the crowd” after a mounted Dallas police officer spilled a cup of soda on the equine, a $1 million dollar lawsuit alleges.

Though the lawsuit didn’t identify the minor victim beyond his initials, lead plaintiff Esther Macharia teared up during an on-camera interview with local ABC affiliate WFAA when talking about what she, her high school senior son Ian, and her family went through on Oct. 8 and in the days immediately following the boy’s traumatic brain injury.

“It was a moment that changed me, changed my family, changed my life, you know,” she said. “The crowd started screaming. You know, that’s when I turned, I saw the horse run. So my son is on the floor. Everybody now is gathering.”

At the time of the interview, which was two days after the incident, the report said Macharia and her attorney were considering filing a lawsuit. Now they have, naming the City of Dallas and the State Fair of Texas as defendants along with nonprofit Fair Park First and Oak View Group, LLC.

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