''She was assigned to the police beat for the Palm Beach Daily News during my time with the Palm Beach Police Department when I was responsible for answering questions from the news media. … I was shocked and upset when I picked up the paper" and read the story that she was the victim of the bridge accident.įormer Police Chief Michael Reiter said he was "saddened to hear of the loss of Carol Wright, particularly given the tragic circumstances." I thought she did an excellent job," he said. He said he was shocked when he heard the news. Wright when he saw her riding her bicycle. Town Attorney John Randolph said he would sometimes chat to Ms. She made the 6-mile round trip frequently, he said. She was riding her bicycle home from the Classic Book Shop on Palm Beach to her home just south of Belvedere Road, said Lance Ivey, an attorney who is representing Ms. Wright began biking again last year to help recover from health issues she had suffered, she said in a January email to a former colleague. She was so determined." Town officials offer condolences It's something I've always remembered and appreciated."įormer Town Council reporter Susan Beach said she had wonderful memories of Ms. Carol picked up on my distress, came over to help and retrieved the file with two or three keystrokes. I began to panic, but didn't want to disturb anyone or ask for help. Once, while working on a story, I must have hit a wrong button because my story vanished from the screen. "I was a total newsroom greenhorn when I started and knew almost nothing about how to operate a computer. Wright helping her in 1990 when she first started at the paper. Helping a 'greenhorn'įormer Fashion Editor Maureen O'Sullivan remembered Ms. A man with a skateboard who was on the fixed part of the span, just several feet away, tried to grab her, but couldn't hold on.Ī group of law enforcement officials talk on the Royal Park Bridge where 79 year-old Carol Easterling Wright fell to her death February 6, Tuesday February 15, 2022. About 10 feet from the stationary segment of the bridge, she tried to hold on to a railing, then lost her grip and fell about 50 to 60 feet to her death, city police have said. Wright, 79, was killed when the bridge started to rise as she was walking with her bike toward downtown West Palm Beach. "I hope she will remembered for the way she tried to deftly inform readers of the Shiny Sheet rather than the way she died." Royal Park Bridge: West Palm Beach police say 79-year-old woman fell to her death from Royal Park Bridgeĭrawbridge death: Lawyer names woman, 79, who fell to her death from Royal Park Bridge in West Palm Beach She methodically dug in to find all the essential details to make sure her story was as comprehensive as possible. Wright was "a solid old-school journalist who took her craft seriously. … Profiles, features, lawsuits (including at least a couple involving Donald Trump), town government, police news – she did it all.''Ĭalling her ''gruff but warm-hearted,'' former reporter David Rogers said Ms. She was the quintessential Shiny Sheet reporter that way – versatile and prolific. "As a freelancer in the '80s and as a staff writer and business editor in the ‘90s, Carol wrote from every beat imaginable. "I send my deepest condolences to Carol’s family and friends. "I can still hear her distinctive laugh and somewhere have the handwritten card with her recipe for pesto," she said. 6 on the Royal Park Bridge, as a dedicated journalist.įormer Shiny Sheet Publisher Joyce Reingold called her death an unspeakable tragedy. 6 in West Palm Beach, Fla.įriends, colleagues and Palm Beach officials are recalling former Daily News Business Editor Carol Wright, who was killed Feb. The Royal Park Bridge was closed to all traffic Sunday afternoon as police and fire-rescue personnel respond after a cyclist fell and died, striking a lower portion of the structure Feb.
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