A lawsuit filed Wednesday afternoon targets Riviera Beach’s Fire Rescue Department over the death of a man who drove into a canal two years ago.
The suit filed by the widow of 53-year-old Heath Thomas may have had a medical emergency when he drove his car into a canal off Garden Road.
In that lawsuit, the lawyer for Thomas’ widow claims rescuers did not follow proper procedure, and rescue crews were not properly trained or equipped to make the rescue and save Thomas’ life…