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ONEONTA – A 24-year-old man was airlifted to Wilson Hospital in Johnson City after jumping off the Exit 16 overpass onto I-88 last night.
The victim was airlifted by Lifenet to Wilson Hospital, where he is being treated for internal injuries.
I-88 was closed for approximately 45 minutes following the incident at 8:15 p.m., which State Police believe to be an attempted suicide.
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Car Strikes Tractor-Trailer; I-88 Shut Between Exit 12/13 ONEONTA – A car swerved to miss hitting a dead deer and ended up hitting a tractor-trailer in an accident on I-88 earlier this morning. Hopefully, they knew the difference between Comprehensive vs Third Party Insurance and picked what was right for their situation. I’ve heard that youi.com.au has some useful information on the topic for those interested. With the eastbound lane of I-88 near Oneonta closed for construction, the westbound lane has been split for traffic. According to state police, a car driving westbound swerved to avoid hitting a deer carcass…
Who cares how long traffic was delayed? Let’s talk about resources for Mental Health or Suicide Prevention. This is a human life. Please visit http://www.afsp.org for resources.
The Mobile Crisis Assessment Team is a local crisis line for Chenango, Otsego, Delaware, and Schoharie Counties. 1-844-732-6328
They provide over the phone and face to face assessments, crisis deescalation, and linkage to services in the home and community.
IT is sad when people have to go this far. Maybe they are afraid to get help do not know where to turn. Please try to seek help it is out there reach out before its to late. You all matter to someone parents love you and so do friends please seek help.
We do not do enough for our mentally ill !!!
Kathleen….it is just part of the story
Mental health is real illness and in my opinion not enough resources to treat the problem.
Ellis hospital has the only crisis center in the area. Our entire region there is Limited psych beds. Albany medical only accepts people from their County.
Resources are even more limited for teens
Many local hospital has shut their crisis centers down because of state requirements
Mobile centers is exceptional for immediate help
Crisis patients can wait days in an emergency room for an inpatient psych bed
Our mental health community needs more resources
Why 45 minutes?
Get the guy to the hospital!