Sep 3, 2008 9:46 am US/Eastern
Attorney: Client 'Devastated' By Bay Bridge Crash
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) ―
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She's devastated. That's the message from the woman seriously hurt in the crash that sent a tractor trailer toppling over the Bay Bridge.
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She's devastated. That's the message from the woman seriously hurt in the crash that sent a tractor trailer toppling over the Bay Bridge.
Mary Bubala has more on what she wants the victim's family to know.
Candy Baldwin has been through multiple surgeries at Shock Trauma since the accident. Now her attorney is sending a message to the deceased truck driver's family.
Baldwin was driving the opposite way on the Bay Bridge when her car veered across the yellow lines early on Aug. 10. John Short, the 57-year-old driver of a fully loaded eighteen wheeler, hit his brakes, lost control and crashed through a guardrail into the Chesapeake. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
"Mr. Short and his family are constantly in Ms. Baldwin's prayers and thoughts. That was a very tragic situation," said Steven Allen, Baldwin's attorney.
Investigators are looking into whether driver fatigue played a role, since Baldwin admitted to possibly falling asleep at the wheel. A source familiar with the investigation say witnesses indicate she was driving normally and briefly crossed the line. That source believes gross negligence was not involved.
Baldwin's attorney wouldn't talk specifically about her role in the crash because there's still a possibility she could face criminal charges.
The accident renewed questions about the safety of bridge guardrails and calls for additional bridges across the bay, but through her attorney, Baldwin is sending a personal message, even though it's not clear whether charges are on the way.
"Ms. Baldwin wants to make it clear that she understands the seriousness and enormity of this tragedy and wants to make it clear and express her condolences for what happened," Allen said.
Accident investigations like this one usually take about 60 days to complete. After police make their determination, prosecutors will decide on criminal charges. That could happen some time in October.
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