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Melvin Edgardo Bonilla
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Gender
Male
Age
31 yrs
Nationality
United States
Marital Status
Unknown
Date of Death
06/04/2007
Location
Interstate 5 Truck Rte N Sylmar CA 91342 Los Angeles
Cause of Death
Suicide
Melvin Edgardo Bonilla reportedly began pacing on the Santa Clarita interchange as if he was going to jump. At around 11 a.m. CHP officers arrived, and were later joined by LASD crisis negotiators. The officers tried to convince Bonilla not to jump, but he eventually did after 3 hours of discussion. Bonilla landed about 200 feet below the freeway overpass and died at about 2 p.m. "This one really affected me," said David Pokorny, a CHP investigator and the second officer to arrive at the scene. "We established a rapport. He trusted me."
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Alleged Responsible Party
California Highway Patrol, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
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