Florida Bridgetender Faces Manslaughter in Woman’s Death

Florida Bridgetender Faces Manslaughter in Woman’s Death
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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.—A Florida bridgetender who raised a drawbridge to Palm Beach before a 79-year-old woman walking her bicycle reached the other side has been charged with manslaughter in her death, police said.

West Palm Beach police arrested the 43-year-old bridgetender at her home on Thursday, police said in a news release.