Sun Valley overpass jumper incident with road closure and officer injury

County: Los Angeles
Location: Tuxford overpass, southbound I-5 Freeway, Tuxford Street from Telfair Avenue to San Fernando Road, Sun Valley, Los Angeles, CA
Category: Rescue / Recovery
Watch Tags: Major Road Closure
Severity: medium
Priority: medium
Occurred On: 2026-05-12 13:55:00
Published On: 2026-05-12 13:55:00
Status: Current
Occurred Confidence: Official Timestamp
Published Confidence: Inferred From Occurred Time
First Seen: 2026-05-13 01:18:42
Last Seen: 2026-05-13 01:18:42
Source Records: 1
Match Review: Standard
Source: Alerts | Los Angeles Fire Department
Source URL: https://lafd.org/alerts

Summary

Official reporting indicates LAFD and CHP responded to a person threatening to jump from the Tuxford overpass; the person was taken into custody and transported for assessment, while a CHP officer was also transported with an injury.

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Occurred On	Published On	County	Source	Report Run	Update	Report File
2026-05-12 13:55:00	2026-05-12 13:55:00	Los Angeles	Alerts \| Los Angeles Fire Department Open source	2026-05-13 01:18:42 local_import_merge / Los Angeles	Official reporting indicates LAFD and CHP responded to a person threatening to jump from the Tuxford overpass; the person was taken into custody and transported for assessment, while a CHP officer was also transported with an injury.	Intel_051326_0118.txt