 Show Posted: Apr 5, 2022 / 05:07 PM CDT Updated: Apr 6, 2022 / 11:32 AM CDT by: Destinee Hannah Posted: Apr 5, 2022 / 05:07 PM CDT Updated: Apr 6, 2022 / 11:32 AM CDT MEMPHIS, Tenn. — All westbound I-40 at Sam Cooper Boulevard
lanes were closed for an uncertain amount of time due to a death investigation Tuesday. Memphis Police confirmed at 4:15 p.m. that a subject jumped from the overpass and was taken to Regional One Hospital. They later referred to it as a death investigation. MPD requested all drivers to use alternate routes. As of Tuesday evening, all lanes have reopened. Most read on WREG.comDon't Miss
Trending StoriesLatest NewsMEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - A man involved in a car chase with West Memphis police jumped off of the I-40 bridge, according to police. A report from West Memphis Police Department, officers located a stolen vehicle on Ingram Boulevard around 2:03 a.m. on Wednesday. Before officers could make contact, the suspects in the vehicle drove off and officers began to pursue them. The report says officers pursued the car eastbound on I-40, where the suspects hit an officer’s car before crashing into the concrete divider wall, disabling the vehicle. The driver then got out of the car, jumped over the divider and ran across traffic in the westbound lanes. He then jumped over the north-facing concrete wall where he fell a substantial distance to the ground, according to WMPD. He did not survive his injuries from the fall and was pronounced dead on the scene. The remaining two suspects were taken into custody and charged with possession of methamphetamine and possession of drug paraphernalia. Arkansas State Police is investigating the incident. Copyright 2022 WMC. All rights reserved. Click here to sign up for our newsletter! Click here to report a spelling or grammar error. Please include the headline. Twitter A man jumps off a bridge in Memphis, TN. A graphic and disturbing video that shows a man who jumps off a bridge in Memphis, Tennessee, has gone viral. The video shows the man raise his arm as he is standing on top of an overpass along I-40 in Memphis on Tuesday, April 5, 2022. He then jumps. The video, which was widely circulated on Twitter and other social media platforms. is bringing awareness to suicide prevention. If you or a loved one needs help or is having thoughts of harming yourself, please reach out to get assistance. You can call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 24 hours a day at 800-273-8255. English, Spanish, and other languages are available. Here’s what you need to know: The Disturbing Video Shows the Man Dive Off the BridgeHeavy is not going to embed the video because it’s disturbing; it shows the man jumping off the bridge, albeit from a distance. The video was widely circulated on Twitter, YouTube, and other social media platforms and can be found here. The Twitter user who posted it wrote, “Man in Memphis jumps off bridge today. SMH RIP #Suicides #SuicidePrevention #suicide #RIP #memphis.” It’s been viewed thousands of times, and it was trending on the Google Mobile app. “Oh, look at him. He’s going to-” a man in the video says as you see the man standing on the bridge. He then appears to dive off the bridge. People in the video scream loudly. People expressed sadness for the man in the comment thread under the Twitter video. Here are some of those comments: “That was unfortunate for all parties involved. Enjoy your time with friends and family, we are all we got.” “Hopefully he found peace. Good bless.” “WHY POST THIS THO!???? He has family, friends etc! Who wants to find out their loved one passed this way! Then to watch exactly how it went down! So sad! Prayers for the family & the man that felt this was the way out.” Memphis Police Confirmed There Was a ‘Death Investigation’ But the Man’s Identity Remains Unclear
According to WREG-TV, all of the westbound lanes on I-40 at Sam Cooper Boulevard wetre closed due to the man jumping off the bridge on Tuesday, April 5, 2022.
The message came across as a “traffic alert.” Memphis police told the television station that the man jumped from the overpass at 4:15 p.m. on April 5. He was initially taken to the hospital, but police later referred to it as a “death investigation,” according to WREG. Heavy has reached out to Memphis police for additional details about the man and his death. The man’s name was not released. According to the Commercial Appeal, traffic was back up by 6 p.m. on Tuesday. READ NEXT: Graphic Video Captures Death of 14-Year-Old Boy on Orlando Free Fall Amusement Ride. |
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