CHILLICOTHE, Ohio (AP) – Authorities say a man who jumped from a bridge while trying to avoid being struck by an oncoming tractor-trailer has died from injuries he suffered in the fall.
Christopher Stiffler of Jackson jumped over a bridge wall on U.S. 35 in Chillicothe following a series of crashes, according to The Chillicothe Gazette.
The Ohio State Highway Patrol says Stiffler, 34, had stopped his disabled car partially in the road around 6:00 a.m. Tuesday. Two other vehicles swerved to avoid Stiffler’s car, but struck his vehicle as well as each other’s.
As an oncoming tractor-trailer approached the disabled vehicles and lost control, Stiffer jumped over the bridge to avoid being hit.
The patrol reported Stiffer was taken to a hospital, where he died from injuries sustained from the 30-foot drop.