SigAlert: 405 Shut Down In Orange County As Person Hangs From Overpass

HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA — A man hanging from an overpass on the San Diego (405) Freeway shut down commuter traffic Thursday afternoon, authorities said.

The incident happened just after 12:30 p.m. Thursday on the southbound side of the freeway near Beach Boulevard in Huntington Beach, the California Highway Patrol said.

As of 2:20 p.m., the freeway had been shut down in both directions between Beach Boulevard and Magnolia Street, according to the CHP.

The man — dressed in an Orange shirt and jeans — could still be seen hugging a light pole and hanging precariously close to the freeway's edge by those who were stuck in the resulting traffic.

As of 1:06 p.m., southbound freeway traffic was being diverted to Beach Boulevard, authorities said.

Per witness accounts, as of 1:40 p.m. there was no deployed airbag on the ground while the man continued to hang from the overpass.

The incident unfolded at 12:36 p.m., when a man — believed by authorities to be on drugs — climbed the fence of the overpass and wrapped his arms around the pole on the southbound side of the Freeway, according to the CHP.

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