"Two bills sponsored by San Bernardino-area legislators that aim to make it harder for Californians to kill themselves on bridges have been signed into law. Assemblymember James Ramos, D-San Bernardino, and state Sen. Eloise Gomez Reyes, D-Colton, authored the bills after two Rancho Cucamonga teenagers killed themselves on the 210 Freeway at the Haven Avenue overpass in September 2024. California must do more to confront the great tragedy of suicide in our communities, Ramos said in a news release issued by his office."
"On Friday, Oct. 3, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Ramos' bill, Assembly Bill 440, which requires the state to identify the state-controlled bridges and roadways with the most suicides and the most attempted suicides. Three days later, the governor signed Senate Bill 800, introduced by Reyes and sponsored by the city of Rancho Cucamonga, requiring the Department of Transportation to include suicide deterrent measures in its guidelines for bridges and overpasses on the state highway system."
Two recently signed California laws target suicides on bridges and freeway overpasses following multiple deaths at the Haven Avenue overpass. Assembly Bill 440 directs the state to identify state-controlled bridges and roadways with the most suicides and attempted suicides and requires a report to the Legislature on potential strategies to reduce deaths by the end of 2027. Senate Bill 800 requires the Department of Transportation to include suicide-deterrent measures in its design and guideline standards for bridges and overpasses on the state highway system. The measures aim to save lives and protect motorists, first responders, and communities.
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