I-580 freeway shuts down in North Carson City due to suicidal person on overpass
UPDATE 8:07 p.m. Northbound I-580 at North Carson Street remains closed. Northbound traffic on North Carson Street is being diverted at College Parkway so Reno-bound traffic can get to the freeway.
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UPDATE 7:06 p.m.: A suicidal male subject jumped from the overpass off of North Carson Street and I-580 on Thursday evening. A Care Flight air ambulance was ordered but was reportedly around 20 minutes away. Carson City Fire Department took the person via ambulance to the hospital. Their condition is unknown at this time.
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Access to the I-580 freeway near North Carson Street was closed Thursday evening because of a suicidal person on the overpass.
At around 6:30 p.m., Carson City Sheriff's Office deputies were called to the area of the overpass due to a person who had scaled the wall of the overpass. Officers have attempted to talk the person down, but the male was unresponsive.
Traffic was halted at various points near entrances and exits near the freeway, at North Carson Street and Arrowhead Drive and at North Carson and College Parkway.
Motorists can expect delays are advised to find alternate routes.