Police cite mental health stigma as drivers urge man on B.C. bridge to 'take action'

Some drivers walked up the bridge deck, interfered with the negotiations, and videoed or photographed the man.

Delta Police acting Insp. James Sandberg suggested “stigma” surrounding mental health explained the reaction.Sign up to receive daily headline news from Ottawa Citizen, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails or any newsletter. Postmedia Network Inc.

One driver stuck in the gridlock went around vehicles maintaining the road closure, forcing officers to “disengage from the crisis,” the statement says, while another drove around barricades and was found to be impaired. “An investigation into a fatal collision, conceivably, can be eight hours. I don’t think that we would have seen the same reaction on that as we did on the 23rd, two days ago,” he said.

Sandberg said the curb lane is always closed so officers have somewhere to park when they are talking to someone, often on the sidewalk or sitting in their car on the bridge.

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