Man Jumps from 57 Freeway to His Death

A 32-year-old Garden Grove man apparently jumped to his death today from a four-level overpass on the Orange (57) Freeway and landed on the westbound San Bernardino (10) Freeway in Pomona, a California Highway Patrol officer reported.

The man's name was not released immediately, but the CHP said he had been driving a 1996 Honda. His body was found on the shoulder of the 10 Freeway, just west of the Kellogg Drive offramp and the 57 Freeway, said CHP Officer Monica Posada.

Witnesses told the CHP they saw the man jump about 7 a.m. According to the CHP accident report obtained by City News Service, the fall was measured at 115 feet. The man died at the scene and his name was withheld pending notification of next of kin.

His car was found stopped on the right shoulder of the southbound 57 Freeway near the overpass, with the keys in the ignition and the car still running. There was nothing mechanically wrong with his vehicle, according to the CHP report.

The ensuing death investigation by the CHP temporarily shut down the two right lanes lanes on the 10 Freeway, the Kellogg Drive offramp and transition roads from the 57 Freeway to the westbound 10 Freeway, Posada said.

A SigAlert was declared by the CHP. The roads were cleared at 10:35 a.m. and the SigAlert was cancelled, Posada said. There was no information regarding why the man apparently committed suicide, she said.

Officers asked anyone with information on the incident to call the CHP's Baldwin Park office at (626) 338-1164.