Judge keeps Baltimore bridge civil trial on track despite criminal charges

A federal judge decided on Wednesday to keep the June 1 start date for the civil trial litigating a container ship’s collision with the Francis Scott Key Bridge over two years ago in Baltimore.

The civil trial is moving forward despite a recent federal indictment against an Indian national who worked on the cargo ship and two foreign companies that own and manage the Dali. They were charged with conspiracy, failing to report a known hazardous condition to the Coast Guard, obstruction, and making false statements.