US EditionPolice Activity Prompts Freeway Closure In San Diego
Police activity caused northbound Interstate 5 closure at Del Mar Heights, leading to hours-long delays and a SigAlert during peak commute, officials said.
- On Friday, Interstate 5 at the Del Mar Heights Road overpass was closed in both directions due to police activity, causing hours-long delays on the major freeway in northern San Diego County.
- A person on the Del Mar Heights overpass prompted a response after the California Highway Patrol logged the pedestrian as about 30 to 40 years old carrying a cane and crisis negotiators were deployed.
- CalTrans and CHP posted that northbound traffic diverted at Del Mar Heights while SkyRanger 7 showed miles-long backups and southbound lane closures with brief reopenings.
- Traffic cameras showed backups that left traffic crawling into the evening as the jam spread onto surface streets and Interstate 15, with commuters stuck in traffic moving only a handful of miles over three hours.
- San Diego Police Department and San Diego Fire-Rescue posted on social media that they had significant resources on scene and warned commuters to expect significant traffic delays, noting details may change.
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Interstate 5 lanes closed due to person threatening to jump from Del Mar Heights overpass
A person moving back and forth across the edge of an overpass, threatening to jump into the lanes below, shut down both northbound and southbound lanes of Interstate 5 in Del Mar Heights on Friday, creating a nightmare that snarled traffic for six hours and counting. The incident was first reported around 11:40 a.m. on the Del Mar Heights Road overpass, according to online California Highway Patrol logs. A SigAlert was issued early in the aftern…
Interstate 5 freeway closed near Del Mar, causing traffic delays
Interstate 5 was closed in both directions at Del Mar Heights Friday due to police activity, which was creating hours-long delays on the major thoroughfare. Video from SkyRanger 7 showed miles and miles of traffic on northbound Interstate 5, which had been closed since 11:30 a.m. when the police activity began. Just before 4 p.m., southbound lanes were also closed, but just before 5 p.m. at least one lane was reopened. Traffic remained at a craw…
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