The family of Carol Wright is calling for accountability after she fell to her death from a drawbridge that opened as she was crossing with her bike
Ivey said the family is contemplating legal action, but no lawsuit has been filed.Wright had visited a Palm Beach bookstore and was walking her bike across the bridge when it went up. She grabbed a railing and tried to hang on as the bridge span lifted, Ivey said.
A police spokesman said at a news conference last week that they are investigating to see if proper protocols were followed by the bridge tender. The protocols included walking outside the tender's house to do a visual inspection to make sure there aren't any pedestrians on the bridge before raising it.
Ivey said the bridge tender's house has three surveillance cameras and mirrors to check for any pedestrians on the bridge before raising it. The bridge is owned by the Florida Department of Transportation and maintained by Florida Drawbridges Inc., which told WPTV it's still gathering evidence in the case.
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