Woman dies after fall from I-5 overpass onto vehicle

A woman was killed late Wednesday morning after a fall from an overpass onto Interstate 5 in Tumwater, according to the Washington State Patrol.

The 58-year-old Olympia woman either jumped or accidentally fell from the Custer Way overpass about 11:45 a.m., hitting a southbound vehicle, State Patrol spokeswoman Brooke Bova said.

She died at the scene. The driver of the vehicle, a 34-year-old Wenatchee man, was unhurt.

Traffic was backed up for miles as the State Patrol investigated the incident; the roadways were cleared by about 1:15 p.m.

This story was originally published May 24, 2017 at 1:27 PM with the headline "Woman dies after fall from I-5 overpass onto vehicle."