Authorities received calls around 5:30 p.m. from drivers that there was a man threatening to commit suicide on the overpass, according to the L.A. Times. The CHP shut down the 105 Freeway from both directions starting at 6:30 p.m. and reopened it at 9:30 p.m. when they managed to convince the man to not jump, reported the Press-Telegram.
105 Freeway still shut down in Paramount as negotiation w/ man on bridge continuespic.twitter.com/2zfciugdVt
- KTLA (@KTLA) April 11, 2014
If u r driving do not get the 105 e & w this man stopped the whole freeway by the paramount/Garfield exit :o pic.twitter.com/gBtjoG6s3Q
- Casablancas (@asshhbamm) April 11, 2014
#Sad There's a jumper on the 105 freeway pic.twitter.com/gHbsR3BocjOne of the most shocking photos people took was this happy-go-lucky group posing in front of the overpass with the jumper in the background. The photo was first taken on the@samdawg1 Instagram account, but he has since made his profile private.
- CJ' CRUZ'n Keepers (@cjkpilot) April 11, 2014
The 105 freeway selfie from Instagram user @samdawg1 http://t.co/2ORJTsFe9tpic.twitter.com/SC9JxWKi3vMarcus Smith of KTLA tweeted out a photo showing others taking selfies on the road.
- Eric Thovson (@ericthovson) April 11, 2014
This is an aerial view of the freeway backed up all the way to the 605 Freeway:
105 Fwy is backed up all the way to 605 while authorities respond to man on ped bridge, @Sky5Tim reports pic.twitter.com/tPzVxhet1d
- KTLA (@KTLA) April 11, 2014
Someone really doesn't know what a "selfie" is...