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Thomas M. Bagby
United States · Aged 44 · Died 08/18/2000
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Thomas M. Bagby reportedly died after jumping off the southern end of the Abraham Lincoln Memorial Bridge on I-39. ISP Sgt. Brian Waitkus said he responded at about 7:25 a.m., after receiving a report that a man was sitting on the railing. Trooper Craig Graham was trying to talk Bagby off the railing, and Oglesby police stopped traffic on IL-351 below. Waitkus said Graham tried for about 20 minutes to talk Bagby from the railing, but he "just sat there and didn't respond much." Bagby reportedly told Graham his marriage had ended that morning. According to Waitkus, Graham was unable to grab Bagby before he jumped.
Alleged responsible partyIllinois State PoliceReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.
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