Witnessed a Suicide

**Hoggage_54** · 02-05-2014, 05:34 PM

I was driving home from work and was going over a bridge and saw a kid, probably early teens, run towards the side of the bridge and roll off intentionally... a woman was screaming right beside my car as I passed, not many cars on the road because of the snow storm we're having... I think it was the kids mom screaming... couldn't believe I saw that... Doubt the kid survived, its a very large bridge. I'm thinking the kid jumped out of the car, happened so quickly... no more than 20 feet from me.

I'm assuming he didn't survive, its a large bridge...

RIP kid

**Sfla80** · 02-05-2014, 05:38 PM

Originally Posted by Hoggage_54

I was driving home from work and was going over a bridge and saw a kid, probably early teens, run towards the side of the bridge and roll off intentionally... a woman was screaming right beside my car as I passed, not many cars on the road because of the snow storm we're having... I think it was the kids mom screaming... couldn't believe I saw that... Doubt the kid survived, its a very large bridge. I'm thinking the kid jumped out of the car, happened so quickly... no more than 20 feet from me.

I'm assuming he didn't survive, its a large bridge...

RIP kid

Wow what a horrible thing to witness for you and even worse for his mom or whoever it was.

RIP

**Igifuno** · 02-05-2014, 05:50 PM

Hoggage really sorry you had to see that brother. I couldn't imagine.

Hard to understand what could be that bad in life to take your own.

**Honkey_Kong** · 02-05-2014, 06:00 PM

I can get why somebody would want to commit suicide, but why do these guys do it the most traumatic of ways? Do they really want the last moments of their life to be in fright of the end. I mean you got a few seconds when you jump off a tall bridge. That's pretty horrific to see the big hurt coming.

**diesel101** · 02-05-2014, 06:10 PM

I couldn't imagine seeing that.

**satisfaction1822** · 02-05-2014, 06:14 PM

Man, sorry you had to witness that. Sadly enough my poor luck I've witnessed a lot of suicides in my younger day. It's hard to think what I could of done to of stopped it but they just happen so fast.

**FRDave** · 02-05-2014, 07:00 PM

A good 15 years back my buddy and I were in my car at a stop light in front of a liquor store. We heard a car come screeching up and a guy jumps out and tackles this other guy on a bicycle. He then stabbed the guy a good 30 times before tiring out and just laid down on top of him in exhaustion. Shit made my stomach turn for days. It's one thing to see on TV, but in person, it's sickening.

**Black** · 02-05-2014, 07:02 PM

I'm sorry you had to see that as well. Creepy as hell.

**Zodiac82** · 02-05-2014, 07:05 PM

wow...thats a tuff thing to witness

rip

**Hoggage_54** · 02-05-2014, 07:16 PM

Local news hasn't said anything yet... I don't think there are any suicide nets or anything around the bridge. I drive over it every day and people have jumped before, but never thought I would see it happen.

This is the bridge:

**noon** · 02-05-2014, 07:30 PM

It sucks to see somthing like this. Don't think about it to much.
Often people will think they could have stopped it. Or changed the persons mind. You can't always be there .
Say a prayer for the family that's left behind.

**Hoggage_54** · 02-05-2014, 08:05 PM

Eastport Drive closed for police investigation

Eastport Drive is closed after one person was rushed to hospital after reportedly jumping off the Skyway Bridge.

The right lane of the Niagara Bound QEW over the bridge is closed as well.

Emergency crews were called to Easport Drive at 5:08 p.m. EMS said one person was rushed to hospital with vital signs absent.

More to come

Eastport Drive closed for police investigation

**Times Roman** · 02-05-2014, 08:29 PM

see if you can find an online article we can check out. I'm sure it had to be mentioned somewhere....

**Bert** · 02-05-2014, 08:40 PM

Maybe he survived.

**FRDave** · 02-05-2014, 08:57 PM

Originally Posted by AshopRep

Maybe he survived.

"Vital signs absent". If he survived he would have every bone in his body broke and surely punctured organs and what not.

**Honkey_Kong** · 02-05-2014, 08:58 PM

It was a she and she didn't.

**GirlyGymRat** · 02-05-2014, 09:49 PM

Seeing something like that would ruin my day too.

**Euroholic** · 02-06-2014, 05:48 AM

Originally Posted by Honkey_Kong

I can get why somebody would want to commit suicide, but why do these guys do it the most traumatic of ways? Do they really want the last moments of their life to be in fright of the end. I mean you got a few seconds when you jump off a tall bridge. That's pretty horrific to see the big hurt coming.

Ive thought of this and its one of the better ways to complete. You don't want to cause trouble for anyone. So into the water and hopefully out to sea. Saves a messy body for someone to find. And dispose of. Which would just piss people off.