FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Repairs will begin Friday night to the Fort Lauderdale drawbridge where a large crane came crashing down more than three months ago.
Work begins at 9 p.m. on the bridge deck of the Southeast Third Avenue Bridge in the heart of downtown.
It was back in April when the crane fell and landed onto the hood of a passing car.
Construction worker Jorge De La Torre, 27, was killed and a few drivers suffered injuries.
After the crane collapse, De La Torre’s co-workers could be heard describing to officers how he fell to his death when the crane gave way.
Repairs will happen into this weekend and next weekend, stopping each Monday at 5 a.m.
Last week, video was released showing just what happened on the ground April 4.
Body camera video shows the moments officers first responded to the catastrophic construction failure, not knowing at the time what just happened and if anyone was hurt.
As officers were seen trying to clear the roadway in the midst of rush hour traffic, they discovered driver Carol Zinser, who was seen remarkably getting out of her car that was destroyed by the crane.
While some were unscathed from the impact, others like Gemmalyn Castillo were not.
She was in the back seat of a Tesla first struck by the crane.
She’s seen in the video holding a shirt to her face after suffering a serious injury to her head -- an injury her attorneys say she’ll likely have to live with for the rest of her life.
“While she wants to get back to work, she has been diagnosed with brain damage, she has been diagnosed with spine damage, so it is not good,” said attorney Brett Rosen.
OSHA continues to investigate just what caused that crane to collapse.
As for the victims in this case, Local 10 News has learned several lawsuits have been filed against the construction companies working at the time.