Florida drawbridge operator Artissua Paulk, 43, who killed a grandmother last year was sentenced to eight years probation and 200 hours community service.
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Artissua Paulk, 44, of Greenacres, pleaded guilty Tuesday to manslaughter in connection with the death of Carol Wright, 79, of West Palm Beach, who fell from the Royal Park Bridge when Paulk opened it with Wright on it in February 2022. She was sentenced to eight years of probation.
A bridge tender reached a plea deal Tuesday following her arrest last year in connection with the death of a 79-year-old West Palm Beach woman who fell from the Royal Park Bridge.
A case involving a 79-year-old woman who fell off the Royal Park Bridge in West Palm Beach and died in February has now closed. Wright's family attorney, Lance Ivey, announced a more than $8 million settlement that comes with corporate changes for Florida Drawbridges Inc. and a scholarship for University of Miami students in Wright's name.