WEST MIFFLIN, Pa. -- Owners of an amusement park have agreed not to alter the site where a woman was killed during a violent May storm until attorneys for the woman's family complete an investigation.
The 29-year-old woman was crushed when high winds dislodged the roof of a pavilion on a ride at Kennywood Park.
Allegheny County Judge R. Stanton Wettick signed a court order in which Kennywood agreed to limit access to a building housing The Whip, where the Monroeville woman was killed on May 31.
The order follows a notice by lawyers for the family of Stephanie Wilkerson that they will file a lawsuit against the West Mifflin amusement park.
Attorney Richard Shenkan said an investigation is ongoing and a complaint will be filed when it is complete.
The court order states that Kennywood will not inspect the remains of the building or its concrete base until a resolution is reached.
The park agreed that no destructive testing would take place.
Attorneys have also served a subpoena on Landau Building Co., the construction company that built the pavilion.
Meteorologists said the park was hit by a "macroburst," or a strong downward blast of air that can cause damaging winds on the ground.
Allegheny County issued a disaster declaration after the storm, estimating damages of at least $10 million to homes and businesses in the region.
Kennywood was founded in 1898 by the Monongahela Street Railway Co., but is now privately owned. It is one of two U.S. amusement parks designated a National Historic Landmark by the National Park Service.
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