The presence of a probably suicidal man perched on an Interstate 5 overpass close to the Del Mar Fairgrounds compelled a number of partial closures of the freeway Friday after which a whole shutdown, tangling site visitors for miles from late morning via the afternoon rush hour and into the night hours.
The California Highway Patrol acquired a report shortly after 11:30 a.m. Friday {that a} pedestrian who seemed to be 30 to 40 years previous and was carrying a cane was sitting on the sting of the Del Mar Heights Road bridge over Interstate 5’s northbound lanes, hanging on to fencing alongside the span, in line with the CHP.
By shortly after midday, the northbound facet of the freeway was closed and a disaster negotiator was making an attempt to speak the person off the overpass. Traffic on the interstate turned to gridlock for miles to the south.
As of two:25 p.m., the person was making his manner towards the opposite finish of the bridge, prompting authorities to shut the southbound lanes, in line with the CHP. About 5 minutes later, he returned to the jap facet of the overpass, and the CHP reopened the southbound facet of the interstate.
At 3:45 p.m., nevertheless, the person was crossing over to the western facet of the bridge as soon as once more, and a short while later the CHP instituted a full closure of the freeway within the space.
The state of affairs remained unresolved as of 6:45 p.m., except for a number of temporary late-afternoon reopenings of 1 southbound lane, in line with San Diego police and the CHP.