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Vehicle stopped in middle of I-80 Bridge near LeClaire prompts closure

Police activity had the I-80 Bridge at LeClaire blocked. Iowa Department of Transportation traffic cameras showed that traffic in both directions was being dive...
Vehicle stopped in middle of I-80 Bridge near LeClaire prompts closure

Police activity had the I-80 Bridge at LeClaire blocked.

Iowa Department of Transportation traffic cameras showed that traffic in both directions was being diverted around 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, September 17, 2014.

Around 8 p.m. all traffic was moving again.

The day after the incident, LeClaire Chief of Police Shane Themas said the police activity was centered around reports of a car stopped in the middle of the bridge shortly before 5 p.m.  At the scene, police found a person sitting on the ledge of the bridge.

Themas said crisis negotiators were called to the scene to assist. After about three hours, the person was taken to the hospital for evaluation.

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