Lantana bridge tender terminated after drawbridge raises with car still on it

Following the tragic death of 79-year-old Carol Wright, Contact 5 uncovered other terrifying incidents on the

bridge

s. We received a notable video through a Palm Beach County public records request. The Lantana Intracoastal Bridge last October. A car passes over the

bridge

as the gates close. Behind him, the driver stops at the edge of the bridge, fast forward 33 seconds, the bridge begins to open with the driver

still

behind the wheel, the bridge lifts the vehicle where it teeters over a hole with a 40 foot drop, Appearing to be in a panic, the driver opens the gravity gate and slides the car forward and crashes into the road below, the bridge closes and the unidentified driver returns to his car and drives away from the bridge assist vehicle that was standing. service last October.

A now-former Palm Beach County employee told investigators she did not see the vehicle on the bridge until the bridge was closed. The county canceled the bridge bid for violating policies, including visual verification of spans. She declined an interview. on camera and told contact 5 on the phone that her view from the bridge was obstructed and she just didn't do it. I don't see the car on the bridge. Contact 5 began digging into the bridge shopkeepers following the tragic death of Carol Wright, 79, on February 6, after the Royal Park Bridge opened while she was crossing it when the bridge shopkeeper pressed that button to raise that bridge which was basically giving Carol a slow physical and mental death sentence is all he did right there, attorney Lance Ivey, who represents Wright's family, said the bridge is owned by the Department of Transportation.

Florida and is served by bridge

tender

s from a third party, Florida Levadbridge Inc, the company did not respond to repeated requests for comment and the Florida Department of Transportation declined to comment on the investigation. Our goal is to never have it happen to another family again. We are learning much more about this industry as we continue to investigate incidents. Stay with Contact Five for more on this story Michael Butchner WPTV NewsChannel 5.