Man falls from I-15 overpass, dies after being Tased by trooper

SALT LAKE CITY ( ABC4 ) — A pedestrian fell approximately 30 feet from an I-15 overpass and died Sunday night after being Tased by a Utah Highway Patrol trooper, according to the Department of Public Safety .

UHP troopers received reports of a man running on I-15 near 600 North just after 8 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 13. Troopers located the pedestrian an hour later in the northbound lanes of the freeway.

The man allegedly fled from authorities as troopers slowed traffic to prevent him from being hit or causing a crash.

Officials said the man ran toward the 600 North off-ramp where he jumped a cement barrier and continued to flee from authorities. A trooper then used a taser to “keep him from going back into the roadway” and the man fell from the overpass and landed 30 feet below in a residence’s yard.

DPS officials said life-saving measures were attempted but the man was pronounced dead on scene.

The West Valley Police Department is conducting an investigation into the Officer-Involved Critical Incident. The identity of the man has yet to be released.

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