By Associated Press - Thursday, August 1, 2019

LANTANA, Fla. (AP) - The Florida Highway Patrol says a man has died after jumping from an Interstate 95 overpass while running from a traffic stop.

The agency says a trooper pulled over a speeding car early Thursday in Palm Beach County. The vehicle stopped abruptly in the middle of a ramp to Interstate 95 and the man ran.

Troopers say the man jumped from the overpass.



Rescue crews took him to a hospital where he died.

His name hasn’t been released.

An investigation continues.

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