Monster truck tour on the Topsham accident publishes first statement

Six days after the monster truck accident in Topsham that injured several spectators, the Renegade Monster Truck Tour has released its first statement on the incident.

“We are saddened by the incident that occurred last Saturday at the conclusion of the event in Topsham, Maine,” said a statement emailed to Maine’s Total Coverage on Friday.

The Renegade Monster Truck Tour did not respond to further questions.

The statement continued: “Our team is still working to clarify the facts of the incident with the ground staff and also the driver so that we can put further procedures and processes in place to prevent an accident like this from ever happening again at our events.”

On Friday, Topsham Police also released new witness videos they recorded during their investigation.

The agency says it is not pursuing criminal charges.

Personal injury attorney Dan Kagan of Berman & Simmons says victims can seek justice through the courts.

“The civil process is the means by which a person can seek redress against someone who has harmed them through their own negligence. This is where this battleground will play out to determine and uncover what happened. For example, my law firm would conduct a failure modes and effects analysis to determine how what happened was foreseeable, should never have happened, and will never happen again,” Kagan said.

There is no regulatory agency in Maine that oversees the safety of monster truck events.