Family of Woman Who Plunged to Her Death Off Drawbridge Sues Demanding Changes in Safety Procedures

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 Eileen Kelley From South Florida Sun-Sentinel

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.—Drawbridge tender Artiussa Paulk tried to “hijack the truth,” creating a false narrative when she told police blame falls squarely on Carol Wright, the woman who in February plunged to her death after Paulk opened the drawbridge she was crossing, Wright’s family attorney said.