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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.
A West Palm Beach law firm announced the details involving a settlement following the death of a 79-year-old woman who died after a drawbridge suddenly opened up while she was walking across it.
The attorney representing Carol Wright’s family, Lance Ivey, announced on Friday that the wrongful death lawsuit was settled for $8.3 million and extensive safety changes for drawbridge operators.
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A case involving a 79-year-old woman who fell off the Royal Park Bridge in West Palm Beach and died in February has now closed. Wright's family attorney, Lance Ivey, announced a more than $8 million settlement that comes with corporate changes for Florida Drawbridges Inc. and a scholarship for University of Miami students in Wright's name.
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.