Warning 696 Drivers: Bridge Jumper

[firstandten]

Taser the S.O.B.!

With the results we have been getting with that lately he probably would have a better chance jumping

[raptor56]

So this begs the question: How long is too long to wait for a jumper to either jump or get off the bridge? it's now 7:25pm, and the guy has been on the bridge and closing the freeway for approx 8 hours now.

[Dave70]

7:39 pm the freeway was open when I headed west...thank God! Haha, it took me an hour to go eastbound from 696 and dequindre to St Clair Shores, around 12:30 pm.

Anyone know what happened to the Jumper?

[Ray1936]

Taken to an unnamed mental facility according to Warren PD. All's well that ends well, I guess.

[raptor56]

Dave, you have impeccable timing. the freeway was reopened at 7:30. here's the rest of the story

http://freep.com/article/20090506/CO...Warren+reopens

[DetroitDad]

Cry me a river, these type of people are the reason I can't walk across the Ambassador Bridge anymore. I'd show more sympathy, except they really appear to be going after media attention, and are not your typical cry for help.

[irish_mafia]

Exactly why couldn't they have hit him with a tranquilizer dart gun at 11:08 this morning?

This would not stand in Singapore

[thecarl]

Exactly why couldn't they have hit him with a tranquilizer dart gun at 11:08 this morning?

because, if the person jumps, an attorney figures out why the city owes 2.2M.

[catch22]

Exactly why couldn't they have hit him with a tranquilizer dart gun at 11:08 this morning?

This would not stand in Singapore

Because he was on the outside of the fencing on the pedestrian overpass and likely would have fallen. Free Press article has a photo.

http://www.freep.com/article/2009050...Warren+reopens