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Video Shows Trooper Talk Suicidal Man Off Route 78 Overpass

A 39-year-old man contemplating a leap from a Route 78 overpass last week has a New Jersey State Trooper to thank for his life.

"I'm sorry. Whatever you are going through, I'm sorry," Trooper Luckerson Noel says.

"I'm sorry. Whatever you are going through, I'm sorry," Trooper Luckerson Noel says.

Photo Credit: New Jersey State Police

Sitting on the guardrail, the man was yelling and emotional when Trooper Luckenson Noel arrived at the Ramsey Avenue overpass in Hillside around 6:30 p.m. March 2.

"Get away from me," the man yelled. Noel listened, he stepped back. But he didn't stop talking.

Knowing his words were a matter of life and death, Noel opened up to the man about how he lost his dad when he was young. Turns out, the suicidal man lost a parent of his own.

In sharing his own life story, Noel was able to build trust, and give the man the vision of how his family loved him. Listening, the man agreed and Noel helped him off the guardrail.

With the assistance of EMS and the Hillside Police Department, the man was transported to an area hospital for further treatment.

Click here to watch.

Anyone experiencing a crisis that seems too much to bear is urged to contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-8255 or go to www.suicidepeventionlifeline.org.

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