DEVORE, Calif. (VVNG.com) — All lanes of the southbound 215 freeway were stopped after two people fell from the Devore Road overpass and landed in traffic lanes on Monday afternoon.
It happened at about 2:11pm, on November 4, 2024, just east of the I-15 freeway in the Cajon Pass.
According to the California Highway Patrol incident logs, a male with major head trauma and a female with a leg injury and trauma to her forehead landed in the middle lane of the freeway.
CHP logs reported the incident as a “jumper”, however, at this time it’s unknown if one person jumped and pulled the other person with them or if both jumped.
Emergency personnel arrived and the male and female were both placed into ambulances and transported away from the scene. An update on their conditions was not available at the time of this article.
The incident prompted southbound traffic to come to a complete standstill for approximately 40 minutes.
Firefighters used water to wash down the scene before reopening the freeway at about 2:45 pm.
The investigation is being handled by the California Highway Patrol. Additional information will be updated as it becomes available.
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