{"id":15209,"date":"2025-10-22T05:48:06","date_gmt":"2025-10-22T05:48:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/15209\/"},"modified":"2025-10-22T05:48:06","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T05:48:06","slug":"florida-couple-still-displaced-2-months-after-crane-collapses-into-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/15209\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida couple still displaced 2 months after crane collapses into home"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Brief<\/p>\n

A fallen crane destroyed the Cranes\u2019 home in August; they still can\u2019t return.<\/p>\n

Uncertainty over insurance and liability has stalled any rebuilding.<\/p>\n

The couple continues to wait for answers \u2014 and a way home.<\/p>\n

MERRITT ISLAND, Fla. – Two months after a crane crashed onto their Merritt Island home, Jim and Amanda Crane are still living in limbo.<\/p>\n

The couple is unable to return to the place they\u2019ve called home for four decades.<\/p>\n

What we know<\/p>\n

In late August, a crane installing an AT&T utility pole fell onto Jim and Amanda Crane\u2019s Merritt Island home, destroying the roof and crushing multiple rooms.<\/p>\n

Although the couple was uninjured, the damage rendered their house uninhabitable. Two months later, they remain displaced, living in a rental with no clear timeline or financial path to return.<\/p>\n

What we don’t know<\/p>\n

It\u2019s still unclear who is taking responsibility for the crane accident \u2014 the Cranes\u2019 insurance provider, AT&T, or the crane operator.<\/p>\n

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The Cranes say they\u2019ve received minimal communication from all parties involved, and the exact cause of the crane\u2019s failure has not been disclosed. Neither AT&T nor the crane operator have made public statements or responded to media inquiries.<\/p>\n

The backstory<\/p>\n

The Cranes have lived in their Merritt Island home for 40 years.<\/p>\n

On the day of the incident, the crane was reportedly attempting to install a new AT&T pole when it collapsed onto the house. While the couple initially focused on gratitude for surviving, their situation has grown increasingly uncertain.<\/p>\n

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The home remains untouched since the accident.<\/p>\n

What they’re saying<\/p>\n

Jim Crane described the emotional toll of displacement.<\/p>\n

“It\u2019s devastating. We lived here for 40 years. It\u2019s been our home,” he said. “Every day I keep thinking I\u2019m going to hear something from somebody, but I don\u2019t.”<\/p>\n

On the rental that has temporarily replaced their long-time home, he told us, “It\u2019s alright. It\u2019s not bad. It\u2019s just not home.”<\/p>\n

The Source<\/p>\n

This story was written based on information shared by Jim and Amanda Crane, whose Merritt Island home was destroyed by a fallen crane in August.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Brief A fallen crane destroyed the Cranes\u2019 home in August; they still can\u2019t return. Uncertainty over insurance…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":15210,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[13155,13159,13156,28,30,29,13157,11968,13158],"class_list":["post-15209","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-florida","tag-amanda-crane","tag-crane-accident","tag-crane-operator","tag-florida","tag-florida-headlines","tag-florida-news","tag-jim-crane","tag-merritt-island","tag-the-cranes"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15209","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15209"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15209\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15210"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15209"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15209"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15209"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}