A man jumped to his death from the Lincoln Boulevard overpass of the Santa Monica (10) Freeway in Santa Monica, authorities said Friday.
The death occurred at about 9:40 p.m. Thursday, and was captured on city camera footage, Santa Monica Police Department Lt. Lewis Gilmour told City News Service.
The California Highway Patrol issued a Sigalert at 9:56 p.m. shutting down all westbound lanes east of Lincoln Boulevard while it investigated the crash and aspects of the case, Gilmour said.
The man was seen standing on the edge of the overpass, then jumped from the overpass onto the westbound Santa Monica Freeway, Gilmour said.
“After impacting the roadway, the subject was struck by multiple passing vehicles,” Gilmour said.
The man was pronounced dead at the scene “due to multiple traumatic injuries,” Gilmour said. His name was not released pending notification of relatives.
The Santa Monica Police Department was investigating the death as a suicide based on the preliminary investigation, he said.
All lanes of the 10 Freeway were reopened at about 1:50 a.m. Friday.