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Police Identify American Tourist in Fatal Bridge Fall After Objects Thrown Onto A51 in Aix

Investigators are treating the case as a suicide, with toxicology tests pending after a night at a techno event.

Overview

  • The 40-year-old Californian died after falling from a bridge by the Arena du pays d'Aix onto the A51 and being hit by a car.
  • Moments earlier he threw several objects, including a manhole cover, onto the motorway; no vehicles were struck.
  • Police say he jumped after a patrol arrived in response to alerts.
  • He was first reported in a state of brain death, then pronounced dead at Marseille’s Hôpital Nord.
  • He carried no identification and was flagged missing by a friend after attending a techno event at the arena; toxicology is pending and drug use is suspected.