Family Gets $8.3 Million, Drawbridge Company Makes Changes After Woman Plunged to Her Death

Attorney Lance Ivey (L) speaks with Jill Sanchez, the niece of Carol Wright, during a news conference at the Royal Park Bridge in West Palm Beach, Fla., on March 28, 2022. Joe Cavaretta/Sun Sentinel/TNS

By Natalia Galicza From South Florida Sun-Sentinel

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.—When the Royal Park Bridge in West Palm Beach opened beneath Carol Wright in February, the frightening plummet to her death left behind more than a void in the lives of her loved ones. She left behind a legacy—one of increased safety measures and access to opportunity.