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Federal government files criminal charges in deadly Key Bridge collapse

NPR | By Scott Maucione

Published May 13, 2026 at 6:51 AM EDT

The federal government has filed charges against the companies involved in the deadly 2024 cargo ship crash at Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge.

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