**A previous witness report of the Scion traveling at high speeds across the bridge, prior to the collision was later determined to be inconsistent with the actual events that occurred during this incident”. The San Diego Bay, with its iconic Coronado Bay Bridge, is a treasure for those who are granted the opportunity to enjoy and experience it from land or by water. No other information of the Scion driver is known, or will be released, as the body has not yet been recovered at this time.įour of the five w/b traffic lanes were closed for a majority of the incident and all lanes were reopened at 7:56 pm. A Coast Guard helicopter and rescue boats were utilized in an attempt to locate the male subject unsuccessfully. Darion Sable, 23, jumped off an approach to the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge on Tuesday, falling about 100 feet before landing on pavement in a fenced-in area, police spokesman Dewayne Tully. Personnel from the US Coast Guard were contacted by CHP dispatch and immediately responded to the area. Fortunately, the occupants of the other involved vehicles in this traffic collision did not sustain any significant injuries.Īccording to witness reports, an approximate mid-20’s male emerged from the Scion, shortly after the collision, and walked over to the south side catwalk, where he then jumped over the side of the bridge, into the SF Bay. The left side of the Scion impacted the bridge railing and cables, then traveled back across the w/b lanes, where it collided with four other w/b vehicles, before coming to a stop in the middle of the bridge. The man jumped off the bridge at state Route 75 at 8:30 a.m. The male driver of a black-colored Scion sedan was driving in the w/b lanes, west of Treasure Island, with the flow of traffic, when he abruptly steered the Scion to the left, from one of the middle lanes, towards the south side of the bridge. An adult man who jumped off the Coronado Bridge on Saturday was pronounced dead, authorities said. “Your CHP San Francisco Area office responded to a call of a multi-vehicle traffic collision last night, at approximately 6:56 pm, on the San Francisco/Oakland Bay Bridge. The California Highway Patrol who responded to the scene released the following statement:
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