A man was arrested for attempted murder for allegedly throwing a stolen tripod from a highway overpass. The object impaled a man identified as a military veteran through his lung as he was being transported in a van that passed under the bridge.
A man in Sacramento was arrested for attempted murder for allegedly throwing a stolen tripod from a highway overpass. The object impaled a man identified as a military veteran through his lung as he was being transported in a van that passed under the bridge.
Tim Page, a volunteer for service organization El Dorado Veteran Resources, said he was driving a veteran he picked up from the Sacramento International Airport on Thursday when a yellow object hit the windshield. A tri-pod stolen from Cal Trans survey team went through the windshield of a van after it was deliberately thrown off an overpass on Interstate 5 in Sacramento.The tripod, which police suspect was stolen from a transportation survey crew, went directly through the veteran's lung and broke his ribs, Page told KCRA.
The California Highway Patrol arrested Matthew Adam Thompson, 32, whom they identified as a transient currently living in Sacramento, for allegedly throwing the tripod from the overpass.Authorities were able to identify Thompson as a suspect after watching surveillance video of the tripod's theft, the highway patrol said in a statement. When they first made contact, police said Thompson attempted to flee and led them on a foot chase.
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