Six Flags Over Texas employees told police there had been issues with the roller coaster car from which a woman fell to her death in July, according to a newly released police report.

Rosy Esparza, 52, died when she fell off the Texas Giant roller coaster July 19. Arlington police on Friday released an incident report that includes interviews with dozens of employees and witnesses, including members of Esparza's family.

According to the report, an employee told police that when they checked Esparza's restraint, they noticed it is was  a little high or not as tight as it should be,  but a safety system indicated the restraint was locked.

The employee, whose name was redacted from the report, explained that a control panel for the ride has indicators that light up when a restraint is not secure. If there is a problem with the restraint, the control panel lights up, and the train for the ride is not be allowed to begin.

Six Flags said in a statement Friday that train's operating system does not allow the ride operator to release the train unless every lap bar is in a locked position.

The employee who told police about the control panel lights also said that the train was riding on the  red train,  which gave them problems earlier in the week. The sensors had not been working properly, and park maintenance came out to fix them, according to the report.

Another employee remembered  thinking the restraint wasn't all the way down on her thigh,  but said it was far enough down and the sensors registered it as locked, according to the report.

That employee reported there had  been issues with the red train's panel in the past  and the person had  seen the trouble light before on car three  in the week prior to the incident.

Several witnesses reported not hearing the restraint click, but employees with knowledge of how the ride works told police that the restraints are operated with hydraulics, not mechanical locks. The hydraulic system does not create a  click  sound when lowered, they said.

After the incident, two people contacted Arlington police to describe potential problems with the 
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