Crime & Safety

Jumper Closes 10 Freeway Lanes

A man jumped from a 10 Freeway overcross in Boyle Heights Thursday, shutting down three eastbound lanes.

LOS ANGELES, CA — A man jumped from an overcrossing onto the eastbound San Bernardino (10) Freeway in Boyle Heights Thursday and was critically injured, authorities said.

Paramedics sent to the freeway east of Soto Street at 1:24 p.m. took the unidentified man to a hospital, the Los Angeles Fire Department reported.

Three eastbound lanes were closed while an investigation was conducted.

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