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Artissua Paulk will be sentenced in April and could face up to 15 years in prison

Monday marks one year since Carol Wright, 79, tragically fell to her death when the Royal Park Bridge in West Palm Beach opened as she walked across it with her bicycle.

An ex-bridge tender was sentenced recently after a 79-year-old grandmother died in a fall off a drawbridge in Florida last year.

An ex-bridge tender was sentenced recently after a 79-year-old grandmother died in a fall off a drawbridge in Florida last year.

Artissua Paulk, 44, of Greenacres, pleaded guilty Tuesday to manslaughter in connection with the death of Carol Wright, 79, of West Palm Beach, who fell from the Royal Park Bridge when Paulk opened it with Wright on it in February 2022. She was sentenced to eight years of probation.

43-year old Artissua Paulk has pleaded guilty to manslaughter and gets two days in jail and eight years probation for opening the Royal Park Drawbridge while 79-year old Carol Wright was walking across it last February.

43-year old Artissua Paulk has pleaded guilty to manslaughter and gets two days in jail and eight years probation for opening the Royal Park Drawbridge while 79-year old Carol Wright was walking across it last February.

43-year old Artissua Paulk has pleaded guilty to manslaughter and gets two days in jail and eight years probation for opening the Royal Park Drawbridge while 79-year old Carol Wright was walking across it last February.

79-year old Carol Wright was walking across the Royal Park Bridge that runs between Palm Beach and West Palm Beach in February when it lifted with her on it. Her family has settled out of court with the company that operates the bridge.

79-year old Carol Wright was walking across the Royal Park Bridge that runs between Palm Beach and West Palm Beach in February when it lifted with her on it. Her family has settled out of court with the company that operates the bridge.