Monday, October 30, 2017

Marisa Harris of Olney, Maryland Woman, 22, is killed after 'suicidal' 12-year-old boy jumped off an overpass

Woman, 22, is killed after 'suicidal' 12-year-old boy jumped 30 feet off an overpass and landed on her car - but he SURVIVED
  • Marisa Harris of Olney, Maryland, was killed on Saturday on the I-66 in Virginia
  • An unidentified boy jumped off an overpass, landing on her Ford Explorer
  • Her passenger, who wasn't injured, stopped the car; she was pronounced dead
  • The boy was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries
  • It's unclear why he felt compelled to throw himself off the bridge
  • Between 1999 and 2005, 711 children aged 12 killed themselves in the US
  • Marisa Harris, 22, died when a 12-year-old boy threw himself off an overpass onto her car in Virginia on SaturdayHarris, of Olney, Maryland, died on the scene

  • The boy threw himself 30 feet off this I-66 overpass near Exit 62. He survived and was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries. He has not been identified


  • A Maryland woman has been killed in Virginia after a 12-year-old boy threw himself off an overpass and landed on her vehicle on Saturday afternoon.
    Marisa Harris, 22, of Olney, was driving under the Cedar Lane overpass on Interstate 66 when the boy - who is not being named - landed on her Ford Escape.
    Harris was pronounced dead at the scene by first responders - while the boy, extraordinarily, survived, NBC Washington reported. 

    The crash occurred at 4.18pm near Exit 62 in Fairfax County as Harris was driving Eastbound, according to local authorities.
    It's not yet clear what compelled the boy to make the 30-foot drop.
    Police are not naming the jumper as he is a child, but he was taken to Inova Fairfax Hospital and is being treated for life-threatening injuries, WTOP reported.
    In the immediate aftermath of the incident, a man in Harris' front passenger seat was able to stop the car on the left shoulder.
    He was uninjured, police said. It was initially reported that the jumper and Harris were both men.
    It's unclear why Harris was in Virginia at the time. 

  • Harris' passenger, who hasn't been identified, was able to stop the car. He wasn't injured

  • Between 1999 and 2015, 711 children aged 12 killed themselves in the US, according to the Centers for Disease Study and Control.
    Of them, 507 were male and 204 female; the lowest rates were in 2007 and 2008, when 25 children committed suicide each year; by 2014 and 2015 that had risen to 68 and 56, respectively. 


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