Man survives jump off bridge
A man being chased by police survived a jump off the Coronado Bridge on Monday night, but the police dog that jumped after him died, officers said.
The man, who was suspected of driving under the influence, stopped his car on the bridge just after 7 p.m., ran to the edge and jumped, said California Highway Patrol spokesman Larry Landeros.
“As the man was running to jump off the bridge, the dog was in pursuit and probably didn’t really realize where it was headed,” he said.
Officers recovered both the man and the dog’s body from the water and took the man to UC San Diego Medical Center, Landeros said.
The bridge, in San Diego County, is 200 feet high at its tallest point.
-- Tiffany Hsu
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