The partial shutdown of the Bay Bridge on Wednesday evening was due to a car chase, San Francisco police said.
Around 6:45 p.m., officers tried to stop a driver who was in a suspected wanted vehicle, police said. The driver refused to pull over and instead led officers onto the Bay Bridge, where he then abandoned the vehicle and jumped from the upper level to the lower level of the bridge, the United States Coast Guard said.
The partial closure of eastbound Interstate 80, west of Treasure Island, was then announced by Caltrans just before 7:20 p.m…