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February 15, 2008
Suicide Snarling Traffic on 101 Freeway*
*Updates as of 10:53am: The LA Times is now reporting: "Witnesses described a man approximately 64 years old leaping from the Wilton Place crossing over the northbound Hollywood Freeway near Sunset Boulevard at about 8:30 a.m."
A man jumped to his death from the 101 North overpass at Sunset Boulevard this morning; reports are coming in from Sigalert.com that traffic is badly snarled. LAist spoke to a witness at the scene who was caught in traffic only moments after the incident; the witness attested that as of 9:00am, the CHP has shut down three out of five lanes of traffic.
The witness said the victim appeared to be a male; SigAlert.com is reporting that no vehicles hit the man when he landed. The Times is also saying that "The man was apparently then struck by one or more vehicles." A SigAlert has been issued for the area, and the lanes will be blocked off for an unknown amount of time.
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Carrie,
Since some have wondered aloud... though I am indeed mentioned in the wire stories (responding to pointed media inquiries), this incident was not posted to the LAFD_ALERT group as it was believed to be a suicide.
Our office won't knowingly publicize such, typically leaving it to the Law Enforcement agency with jurisdictional authority, in this case the CHP, to handle any and all pro-active media and public outreach.
Again, please know that we'll often *reply* (generically) to media inquiries about such situations, but do not take a role in actively *announcing* them.
Respectfully Yours in Safety and Service,
Brian Humphrey
Firefighter/Specialist
Public Service Officer
Los Angeles Fire Department