BALTIMORE — As she prepares to file a lawsuit, the widow of Key Bridge collapse victim Miguel Luna spoke emotionally about her husband Tuesday, surrounded by supporters.
Luna was one of six construction workers who died on March 26 after a large container ship struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge, sending it into the Patapsco River below.
Six months later, Maria Del Carmen Castellón is still grieving the death of her husband. She said he was a welder who provided for their family, continuing to work even though it took a toll on his health.
“That day [when the bridge collapsed], a wound was opened in my heart that will never heal,” Castellón said through a translator.
She is turning that pain into legal action .
Castellón, along with the families of victims Jose Mynor Lopez and Dorlian Ronial Castillo Cabrera, are working to sue Grace Ocean Private Ltd, and hold the shipowner liable.
“Fight for justice”
“We fight for justice, not for ourselves, but for all those immigrant families and those essential workers,” Castellón said. “We hope that no one else has to suffer in this tragedy like we have and justice means preventing future tragedies.”