One of the two construction workers who survived the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore on March 26th evacuates workers as the Dali cargo ship approaches the bridge’s support beams. He claims he was not instructed to do so.
A lawyer representing Julio Cervantes Suárez told reporters on Monday that a cargo ship crashed into the bridge, causing the collapse and construction work as workers were resting in their cars on the bridge. He said six people were killed and two were injured. Authorities are still working to recover two of the six people who died after a fourth body was discovered on Monday.
“He fought for his life and survived,” attorney Justin Miller said of Suarez at a news conference Monday. FOX 45 Baltimore.
His lawyer, L. Chris Stewart, told the media that Suarez narrowly escaped the collapse because his car’s windows were closed. Suarez was able to roll down his window and escape when his car fell into the Patapsco River, trapping others.
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Members of the FBI Evidence Response Team work at the site of the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse on Tuesday, March 26, 2024, in Baltimore. (FBI)
Stewart said of the workers working on the bridge that day, “They were living the American dream: fixing America’s infrastructure,” adding that the six people who died in the collapse were “preventable.” I was able to do it,” he added.
Stewart noted that some of the employees are related, and that Suarez lost several members of his family in the freak crash.
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Attorneys Justin Miller (left) and L. Chris Stewart talk about their client Julio Suarez’s fight for survival when the Key Bridge collapsed on March 26. (WBFF)
“He has suffered severe mental and emotional pain and suffering as a result of this,” Stewart said of his client. “He lost his family in that incident. Some of his employees were relatives, including family members who died.”
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The Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed into the water in Baltimore on March 26, 2024. The cargo ship collided with a bridge support beam and fell into the Patapsco River. (Baltimore Fire Rescue)
Suarez doesn’t know how to swim, but was able to cling to debris in the water, Stewart said.
“He was able to survive because the window was manual. He was able to roll down the window and escape. He was then able to survive by clinging to a steel beam that had drifted away,” the lawyer explained. did.
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Rescuers are still searching for people and two survivors have been pulled from the Patapsco River, reports said. (Tassos Katopodis/Getty Images)
Lawyers announced Monday that they will conduct an independent investigation into Grace Ocean, which owns Dali. The FBI also announced Monday that it had opened a criminal investigation into the collapse.
Lawyers noted at a press conference Monday that Grace Ocean filed for legal protection of her assets earlier this month.
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On Tuesday, March 26, 2024, the Francis Scott Key Bridge, a large bridge spanning the Patapsco River in Baltimore, collided with a large cargo ship and collapsed, leaving a large number of people in the water in Maryland. Emergency response was taken. (Jasper Colt/USA Today)
“This death or injury was not due to any negligence, omission, or lack of care on the part of the petitioner, the vessel, or any person or entity for whose acts the petitioner could be held responsible,” the petition states. “…Appellants claim liability for any loss or damage arising out of this accident and from any claim for damages that has been or may be brought.Furthermore, Appellants assert that they have valid defenses to all such claims.
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