![]() The 12-year-old boy, who hasn't been identified, was rushed to Fairfax Inova Hospital to be treated for "life-threatening injuries," according to police. came to a stop on the left shoulder against the jersey wall." Police said the car's passenger then "steered the vehicle off the interstate. "The impact incapacitated the vehicle's driver." "Based on the investigation and witness accounts, a 12-year-old male jumped from the Cedar Lane overpass," Virginia State Police said in a statement. The incident is being investigated as an attempted suicide, according to police. Harris was killed but her 23-year-old passenger and the 12-year-old boy both survived. when the boy came crashing down onto her 2005 Ford Explorer, Virginia State Police said in a statement. Marisa Harris, 22, was headed eastbound on Interstate 66 near the Cedar Lane overpass at around 4:15 p.m. The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is 1-80.A 12-year-old boy who police said jumped off a highway overpass in an attempted suicide took the life of a young woman instead. Hines says the film will be available for viewing in theaters and on digital platforms. The suicide prevention net and the film are scheduled to be completed January 2021. "Not one more beautiful soul life will ever be lost to the bridge. His film and the net are partners in prevention. He says he regretted trying to kill himself and that it was mental illness that led to his attempt. Hines, who also works as an advocate for suicide prevention, says the few who've survived don't attempt suicide again. To get the work done, crews are working six nights a week, with lane closures in both directions. But more brackets and the net are still being manufactured. A 22-year-old woman was killed after a 12-year-old boy attempting suicide by jumping off an overpass in Virginia landed on her car Saturday afternoon, investigators said. Some steel brackets that will hold the net on both sides of the bridge have been installed. "The essence of what we're trying to do is to prevent suicides and to save lives," says Clemens. The 12-year-old schoolboy suffered life-threatening injuries, after the tragic incident which killed 22-year-old Marisa Harris. In 2014, funding for the $210 million project became available. Bridge officials say the suicide prevention net will be paid for by state and federal funds along with bridge tolls. A suicidal 12-year-old boy jumped off a 30ft bridge in Virginia Saturday, killing a 22-year-old woman who was driving her SUV, Virginia State Police said. "For a long time, the Golden Gate Bridge board wasn't ready to make the investment in a suicide prevention net," says Priya Clemens, spokeswoman for the Golden Gate Bridge.īut times and attitudes about mental health have changed. A suicidal 12-year-old boy jumped off a 30ft bridge in Virginia Saturday, killing a 22-year-old woman who was driving her SUV, Virginia State Police said. It took decades to see a suicide prevention net come to fruition. Transforms it into a place of hope," says Ross who's working with Hines on the film. "Transform the bridge for the people who may not have a positive image of it. The film will show the need for a suicide prevention net and the long struggle to turn it into a reality. Hines described it as a duty and something he must do. He is teaming up with filmmaker Andrew Ross to make a documentary called "The Net." "I was drowning when I jumped and if it wasn't for the sea lion that was circling beneath me and kept me afloat until the Coast Guard boat was behind me, I would not be here," he said. He was a 19-year-old struggling with mental illness when he jumped off the bridge in September 2000. "What some call the most beautiful man-made structure in the world will finally become the greatest, largest and brightest beacon for suicide prevention around the world," Hines said. Hines says the partnership between bridge officials and Bridge Rail Foundation, an advocacy group of suicide prevention, made the steel net possible. ![]()
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