Category: Drawbridge

No Charges to Be Filed in Wisconsin Drawbridge Death

MILWAUKEE—No charges will be filed in the death of a man who fell from a Milwaukee drawbridge that was raised as he was walking across it, prosecutors said Friday, noting that investigators found no evidence of criminal wrongdoing. Richard Dujardin, 77, of Providence, Rhode Island, was crossing the Kilbourn Avenue Bridge in downtown Milwaukee on…


Man Vacationing in Milwaukee Dies in Fall From Drawbridge

MILWAUKEE— A Rhode Island man vacationing in Milwaukee fell to his death after a drawbridge was raised while he was walking across it. Richard Dujardin, 77, of Providence, Rhode Island, was crossing the Kilbourn Avenue Bridge in downtown Milwaukee on Monday afternoon with his wife, according to a Milwaukee County Medical Examiner’s Office report. Rosemarie…


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

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…


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

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. But police…