Florida Drawbridge Opens While Car Is Still Crossing, Leaving Driver to Decide Whether to Get Out or Stay Put
The extraordinary video was taken Oct. 21, but is only now being released.
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The extraordinary video was taken Oct. 21, but is only now being released.
A Florida driver became trapped in the middle of a drawbridge as it was lifted, his car tilting at a perpendicular angle to the road as he sat helplessly inside.
Video obtained by Contact 5 shows a car drive on the Lantana bridge over the Intracoastal Waterway as the gate closes behind it. Thirty-three seconds later, the drawbridge begins to open with the car on it.
Carol Wright, 79, was crossing the Royal Park Bridge, which links Palm Beach to West Palm Beach, when the bridge started to open. She couldn’t get off and fell to her death.
Former Daily News Business Editor Carol Wright died Feb. 6 when the Royal Park Bridge rose as she was crossing.