Southbound I-5 closed for 3 hours Tuesday morning after woman jumps from overpass
Southbound Interstate 5 in Olympia was closed for three hours early Tuesday after a woman jumped from the Capitol Boulevard overpass.
It happened about 2:45 a.m. Tuesday. According to Washington State Patrol, a 50-year-old Olympia woman jumped from the bridge over I-5 and was struck by a tractor-trailer. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
No other injuries were reported.
All southbound lanes were blocked and traffic was detoured until about 6 a.m.
This story was originally published August 13, 2019 at 7:38 AM with the headline "Southbound I-5 closed for 3 hours Tuesday morning after woman jumps from overpass."