The 55-year-old man who died Monday morning after jumping off an overpass bridge in Sylmar has been identified.
The 55-year-old man who died was identified as Palliyaguruge Perera , according to The County of Los Angeles Medical Examiner.
Perera jumped from an overpass onto the 210 Freeway in Sylmar, according to the California Highway Patrol.
The incident happened around 10:15 a.m. near Hubbard Street, where CHP Newhall Area Officers were alerted to a pedestrian who had jumped from the overpass and was lying in the freeway lanes…