Warning 696 Drivers: Bridge Jumper

**Dave70** · May-06-09, 07:55 PM

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** · May-06-09, 08:23 PM

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

**raptor56** · May-06-09, 08:26 PM

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 · May-06-09, 08:38 PM

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** · May-06-09, 08:46 PM

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** · May-06-09, 08:51 PM

Originally Posted by irish_mafia

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** · May-06-09, 08:51 PM

Originally Posted by 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

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

LodgeDodger · May-06-09, 09:50 PM

Jeez, people! Have a heart.

**Kevgoblu** · May-06-09, 09:54 PM

OK.....so put a net under the bridge [[like you used to see in the old movies when a house was on fire).

Then taser the son-of-a-bitch! Traffic is shut down for 8 hours for this wacko? Crazy.