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Miscellaneous See other Miscellaneous Articles Title: Man jumps off Spaghetti Bowl Note Found to Obama EL PASO -- A man who jumped 60 feet to his death from the Spaghetti Bowl on Thursday left a note with a message for Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama. A note to "Obama" was found in the man's car, which was parked on the top ramp of the Spaghetti Bowl. Officials offered no further explanation nor interpreted the note's meaning. About 7:45 a.m., police responded to a report that the 52-year-old El Paso man had jumped off the uppermost ramp of the Spaghetti Bowl. His body was found on I-10 west just before the Copia Street exit. His name was not released. Police spokesman Darrel Petry said Crimes Against Persons investigators were investigating the death as a suicide. Two notes on large pieces of paper were found on the dashboard and another part of the car, police said. The investigation into the death caused traffic to back up near Hawkins Boulevard for at least an hour as the man's body lay in the far right lane of the interstate. His white tennis shoes, which had fallen off during or after the fall, lay just a few feet from his body. Police were also seen on Ramp F, the top ramp of the Spaghetti Bowl, next to the white four-door sedan, which was parked unattended. The ramp connects I-10 west to the Bridge of the Americas and Paisano Drive. Police confirmed that the man left behind a note that read, "Obama take care of my family." Petry said that the incident was a public safety matter because of its location, and that it required the services of three police units, specialized crime-scene units and detectives. At least three Texas Department of Transportation workers were there, as were members of the El Paso County Medical Examiner's Office. "Three units were tied up for three hours (and) four lanes of I-10 were turned into two lanes during rush hour," Petry said. "When something like that happens in that location, we have to ensure the public's safety so they can continue to navigate the roads safely." The previous time a person apparently committed suicide by leaping from the Spaghetti Bowl, according to El Paso Times archives, was in February 2007. Texas Transportation Department spokeswoman Blanca Del Valle said there were no plans to install fencing along any of the Spaghetti Bowl ramps because the ramps weren't meant to accommodate pedestrians. "There's funding issues involved, and it may mean replacing what we have now," Del Valle said. "There are tubes in the barriers along the ramps, and studies would have to be done to determine if the tubes could hold the fencing." Del Valle said department engineers would also have to consider whether the numbers of suicides and apparent suicides merited more barriers.
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#10. To: christine (#0)
Wouldn't it be great if everyone that groveled at the dais of the State did this?
#11. To: bluegrass. all (#10)
We'd immediately lose about 200M nitwits.
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