afraid. everybody, you know, was shocked. nobody knew what to do. reporter: the latest incident in a series of wrong turns at amusement parks and carnivals across the country leaving some on edge about the summertime staple. car row winds tallest coaster straddling the north and south carolina border remains closed after a visitor discovered a frightening crack earlier this month. the support beam visibly shifts when the coaster comes through. i m not an engineer but that s not good. reporter: that same weekend in wisconsin, roller coaster riders got stuck hanging upside down for three hours after a mechanical failure, and in a serious mishap in illinois, a 10-year-old boy landed in the hospital after he was flung from a carnival ride approximately 10 to 20 feet in the air according to a family member s gofundme post. obviously our biggest concern is to make sure something like this doesn t happen again. reporter: there are roughly 32,000 injuries from amusement rides annual