FAIRFIELD, Calif. - Police in Fairfield temporarily closed a portion of the I-80 highway at Travis Boulevard on Saturday morning while responding to a person who was suffering a mental health crisis on an overpass in the area.

Fairfield Police Department and California Highway Patrol officers responded about 7:30 a.m. to the eastbound side of the Travis Boulevard overpass on reports of a person "who appeared to be contemplating self-harm," according to an FPD statement .

"Recognizing the individual was likely experiencing a mental health crisis, officers immediately requested assistance from the Solano Mobile Crisis Team — certified first responders trained to assess, de-escalate, and support those in crisis," Fairfield police said.

Police closed the eastbound side of the I-80 "to e

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