Two corporations and one worker indicted over Key Bridge collapse

Published May 12, 2026 11:19am ET



The Department of Justice announced criminal charges on Tuesday against two corporate entities and a shoreside superintendent in connection with the 2024 collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore.

The charges stem from the March 2024 crash of the cargo ship Dali into the bridge, which killed six construction workers and spilled pollutants into the Patapsco River.

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