Radio personality sues over fall at Milton Pumpkin Festival

[CoolBreeze]

HUNTINGTON -- A longtime Charleston radio personality and his wife are suing the city of Milton, an unidentified man and the West Virginia Pumpkin Festival after a fall that caused injuries.

John and Janet Dickensheets were invited to attend the West Virginia Pumpkin Festival Oct. 5, 2007 and were given complimentary tickets, according to a complaint filed in Cabell Circuit Court Oct. 2.

John Dickensheets, who suffers from Parkinson's disease and has difficulty walking, claims he and his wife were told to drive to an area near the front of Pumpkin Park, where someone would assist him.

According to the suit, when the Dickensheets' attempted to drive to the instructed spot, the unidentified man, called John Doe, allegedly refused to let them park near the entrance, waved them off and directed them to park in a rough, unmaintained area a considerable distance away from the area they had originally been told to park.

John Dickensheets claims a handicapped sticker was clearly displayed in their vehicle and that Doe ignored his explanation that they had been specifically directed to park in the front area.

The area the Dickensheets' were directed to park in was poorly lit and there was very little room for them to walk once they parked their car, according to the suit.

After exiting the vehicle, John Dickensheets claims he attempted to navigate through the narrow area between vehicles when he slipped on a piece of garbage and fell and broke both of his shoulders.

Mr. Dickensheets worked as a radio broadcaster prior to the fall and his injuries restricted his ability to generate income from both broadcasting activities and advertising sales, according to the suit.

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[Jet Black]

... from the Greek, Crybabicus Greedus Screwjobicus.

[Big Media]

I dunno. If in the same circumstances, I would probably sue, too. It could have been handled much differently and these rent-a-cop security/parking people think that because they are wearing an orange vest, they can be bossy and belligerent.

Anyone who has ever attended the pumpkin festival can certainly attest, parking in the corn field and walking to the gate can be a dangerous undertaking especially if it is dark and/or wet.

[CoolBreeze]

If you're SO feeble that you cant walk where normal people walk, you shouldn't go. At worst, you should have more planned assistance to make sure that you'll be OK if you're aware of any difficulty on your part.

[genlock]

At least when he fell, the security guard did not tell him to get up and shake it off!

[StopSet]

Well ,at least they had FREE tickets.