Watch as Freeway Chase Suspect Threatens to Jump, Blocks Interstate 215 Traffic: UPDATED

The 215 freeway was temporarily closed Monday morning in the San Bernardino area as a police pursuit culminated in the apprehension of a chase suspect who was literally on the edge of jumping.

The chase started near Cabazon when at about 8 a.m., Riverside County sheriff's deputies went to the Morongo Casino Resort & Spa in at the request of Morongo tribal police to help with a "suspicious vehicle," said Riverside County sheriff's Deputy Mike Vasquez.

While en route to the casino property, deputies ran a computer check on the Toyota Camry and learned that it had been reported stolen, Vasquez said. Deputies arrived as the car was being driven away and tried to make a traffic stop, but the driver kept going.

The chase led into Los Angeles County on the westbound Pomona (60) Freeway, north on the San Gabriel River (605) Freeway, and then onto the eastbound San Bernardino (10) Freeway and into San Bernardino County.

Once the pursuit came to an end on the 215 in Highland, the man was seen waving an item at authorities and then sitting on a freeway overpass, apparently threatening to jump. At 10:08 a.m., officers rushed in to grab the man from the side.

Crews could then be seen administering first aid to the man, who appeared to have some sort of injury on his leg. He was loaded into an ambulance around 10:30 a.m.

Meanwhile, traffic on both the 215 northbound and southbound remained closed until about 10:45 a.m.

You can watch footage from the scene below, via Fox 11 News. Skip to the 39:30 mark to witness the man attempt to jump-- and then officers quickly spring into action to pull him from the ledge.

– City News Service contributed to this report.