NBC News reports that video captured the moment part of a crane fell from a high-rise construction site in Florida, crushing a car traveling on a bridge.
On April 4, part of a crane broke off and fell onto a bridge in Fort Lauderdale, striking two vehicles, reportedly killing one construction worker and injuring several others. NBC news.
The video shows the big blue part of the crane slamming into two cars crossing the bridge, crushing one of them, before watching tense moments as emergency workers assess the damage and try to help the victim. (Related article: Crane drops tank of toxic gas, kills at least 13, injures hundreds)
New video shows the moment crane parts fell from a high-rise building and crashed onto a bridge in downtown Fort Lauderdale earlier this year, killing one construction worker and injuring several others. https://t.co/iBNxwi4u4e
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According to NBC News, 27-year-old construction worker Jorge de la Torre died after falling to the ground with the crane.
According to the media, three people on the bridge and in cars were injured, including Jemarin Castillo, who was a backseat passenger in the car that was hit.
Castillo's lawyers, who are suing for more than $50 million in negligence, argued that she lost consciousness when the crane struck her car, but was able to regain consciousness and escape, NBC News reported.
According to NBC News, Castillo said he suffered “severe head and facial trauma” in the accident.
The driver of the car was able to walk away uninjured from the accident. ABC7 report.
In the body camera footage, an officer can be heard asking one of the drivers, “Ma'am, what hurts?” to which the driver responds, “It doesn't hurt at all.”
“When something like this happens as a community, we have to figure out what we need to do to make sure it never happens again,” Castillo's attorney, Judd Rosen, told NBC News. “So far, we haven't heard anything about criminal charges and where is the responsibility?”
Fort Lauderdale Police have completed their investigation into the accident and determined it was accidental and not criminal.
