Man dies after jumping onto I-5 in downtown Seattle
SEATTLE - Police are responding after a man jumped from an overpass onto Interstate 5 in downtown Seattle.
A Washington State Patrol spokesperson said the man dropped onto the northbound lanes of the freeway near the Convention Center at about 11:30 a.m. Sunday.
Police and medics arrived quickly and began CPR, but there was nothing that could be done. The nman was pronounced dead on arrival at the hospital.
Traffic was narrowed down to one lane through the area, creating a backup that extended through the downtown area.
A Washington State Patrol spokesperson said the man dropped onto the northbound lanes of the freeway near the Convention Center at about 11:30 a.m. Sunday.
Police and medics arrived quickly and began CPR, but there was nothing that could be done. The nman was pronounced dead on arrival at the hospital.
Traffic was narrowed down to one lane through the area, creating a backup that extended through the downtown area.
