NORTH COAST, Calif. – The California Highway Patrol said the driver of a pickup that overturned on the East Fork Russian River bridge in Mendocino County on Saturday died of his injuries after jumping off the bridge.
The CHP’s Ukiah Area office did not release the name of the driver in its Sunday night report.
Just before 6 p.m. Saturday the CHP said its Ukiah Communications Center received several 911 calls about a traffic collision on Highway 20 just west of the Bushay campground entrance.
While units were en route, one of the reporting parties informed the dispatch center that the driver of the pickup involved in the wreck had jumped off the bridge, the CHP said.
The CHP said its officers and Mendocino County Sheriff’s deputies responded to the scene, arriving to find the pickup on its side, blocking the westbound lane of Highway 20 on the bridge.
Off-duty medical personnel were on the scene rendering aid to the male subject who had jumped from the bridge, the CHP said.
The CHP said the individual died of his injuries.
The incident is still under investigation, according to the Sunday night report.
Driver in Mendocino County crash dies of injuries after jumping off bridge
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