Passersby Prod Woman to Jump From Bridge
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A woman leaped off a 160-foot bridge in Seattle after authorities closed a busy interstate because passing motorists were yelling at her to jump.
The 28-year-old woman, whose name was not released, was rescued and taken to a hospital, where she was in serious condition.
The woman was on the southbound side of the Interstate 5 bridge over the Ship Canal, near the University of Washington.
“We had motorists, truckers, people in a Metro bus, screaming at her to jump,” Assistant Police Chief John Diaz said.
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