LAMBERTVILLE — A 74-year-old man drove up to the New Hope-Lambertville Route 202 Toll Bridge early Thanksgiving afternoon, quickly walked over to the side, and jumped into the Delaware River to his death.

Suicide has not been conclusively determined, but police have identified the deceased as Isaiah Haines, a Southampton man.

The drop from the bridge to the river is normally 53 feet, according to Joe Donnelly, a spokesman with the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission. However, water levels have appeared to be lower recently, he added.

A witness watched Haines drive up in his car, walk over to the railing, and jump off without hesitating, according to State Police Sgt. Adam Grossman.

“It was pretty quick,” said Grossman.

The 9-1-1 call from the witness was placed at 1:24 p.m., the police said. Haines was pulled from the water near an adjoining bridge downstream within 25 minutes by Lambertville water rescue personnel, but he was declared dead at the scene. New Jersey State Police also responded from the Kingwood barracks.

The preliminary investigation pointed toward suicide, but that is not the definitive ruling yet as the police continue the investigation, Grossman said.

The 1,682-foot, 10-span steel-girder and concrete-deck structure bridges the Delaware River and connects Solebury, Pa. with Delaware Township.

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