Hernando de Soto Bridge inspector fired for not flagging crack in span
Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. An unidentified inspector who failed to discover a crack in the Hernando de Soto Bridge linking Arkansas and Tennessee that prompted the span's closure was fired Monday morning and may face charges, according to reports. Arkansas Department of Transportation Director Lorie Tudor said the inspector was fired after drone video showed the crack on the bridge spanning the Mississippi River in May 2019. "This is unacceptable," Tudor said at a news conference.
May-18-2021, 19:41:30 GMT
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