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# Suicide temporarily closes I-10 freeway
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/suicide-temporarily-closes-i-10-freeway/
- Published: 2021-05-14T13:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2024-12-04T14:31:34.000Z
- Author: Matthew Hall
- Tags: Featured, News, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2025-11-06 12:37

A section of the westbound I-10 Freeway was closed Thursday while police investigated a suicide.

Officers were called to the scene at about 2 p.m. for what witnesses described as a man jumping onto the freeway. Witnesses saw a man at the overpass hugging the guardrail. The victim then jumped over onto the westbound lanes, striking a vehicle as he landed.

Santa Monica Fire Department personnel arrived on scene and pronounced the male deceased. All I-10 westbound lanes were closed off and traffic was diverted at Lincoln Blvd. for several hours, flooding Downtown Santa Monica with through traffic.

If you or a member of your family are struggling during this time of isolation, please reach out for help from a mental health professional by calling (800) 854-7771 or by texting LA to 741741\. Additional resources from the LA County Department of Mental Health are available at dmh.lacounty.gov.

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