Indiana General Attorney Greg Zoeller

Indiana State Fair Stage Collapse Victims Get $5M Settlement


Posted on Sep 01, 2011 @ 11:30AM - Add a comment

By Amber Goodhand - Radar Reporter

More than 45 people were injured and seven lost their lives when the stage collapsed in August at the Indiana State Fair, and RadarOnline.com has just learned the state will be paying out $5 million to the victims and their families.

Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller announced on Wednesday that the state plans to quickly distribute the money to the victims, which is the maximum amount allowed under Indiana’s government liability law.

As RadarOnline.com previously reported, 24-year-old cheerleading coach Meagan Toothman became the seventh death from the stage collapse when she was removed from life support by her family, so they could donate her organs.

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