Suicidal Person Shuts Down Tulsa Interstate For Almost Two Hours

Tulsa Police and the Oklahoma Highway Patrol shut down Interstate 244 Saturday afternoon because of a suicidal person.

The OHP said it shut down the eastbound lanes of I-244 at Yale at about 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, December 24, 2016.

A few minutes later, Tulsa Police said they had shut down the entire interstate between Yale and Sheridan to help negotiators communicate with the woman. 

Police re-opened the westbound lanes at about 4:20 p.m. They re-opened the eastbound lanes a few minutes later.

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The closure backed up traffic in both directions. 

Police said the woman was taken to a local hospital for a mental health evaluation.