A man died after jumping off the Flamingo Road overpass onto southbound Interstate 15 Sunday afternoon.
Police had pulled over the man and requested medical attention for him around 1:50 p.m. Police said he then ran and jumped off the bridge. He was then struck by a cab and another car.
He was identified as 23-year-old Marco Antonio Hernandez Ramirez of San Bernardino, Calif. His cause of death is pending.
.@KTNV Officer tells me one person is dead. Two sneakers are strewn across a couple lanes of the freeway
— David Schuman (@david_schuman) June 19, 2016
Breaking: I-15 Southbound CLOSED at Flamingo. Flamingo bridge eastbound also closed. Possible jumper @KTNV pic.twitter.com/PjFYP7qIEn
— David Schuman (@david_schuman) June 19, 2016
The freeway was closed for 4 1/2 hours before reopening.
