Police name M1 bridge fall victim Jason Teedon Mr Teedon fell from the bridge in the early hours of Wednesday Police have named a man whose body was found on the M1, sparking a day of chaos on roads across South Yorkshire. Jason Teedon, 40, a quality control manager from Ward Green, Barnsley, died after falling from a footbridge near Dodworth early on Wednesday morning. Officers are not looking for anyone else in relation to the death of Mr Teedon, a married man with one child. The M1 was closed in both directions between junctions 36 and 37 for 10 hours as police investigated the scene. Meanwhile, attempts were being made to formally identify a person who died when a car burst into flames in a pile-up on the A1(M) near Doncaster as traffic was being diverted after the M1 closure. In my nine years of working in the road policing group I have never known the M1 and A1 to be shut in both directions at the same time Insp Geoff Young A post mortem examination was due to be carried out in Sheffield later on Thursday, police said. Two lorry drivers who were also injured in the crash were released from hospital after treatment. Police praised the response of officers, council staff and volunteers to the gridlock which left thousands of motorists stranded for hours across the motorway network in South Yorkshire. South Yorkshire Police's Road Safety Partnership Inspector Geoff Young said: "Wednesday saw very exceptional circumstances on the road network in South Yorkshire. Scene of M1 body find Police at the site where Mr Teedon's body was found on the M1 "In my nine years of working in the road policing group I have never known the M1 and A1 to be shut in both directions at the same time." He said pre-planned police and highways contingencies had been put into operation. More than a dozen officers, plus staff from Doncaster Council and volunteers from the WRVS helped people trapped in queues after the A1(M) crash, providing hot drinks and blankets. An ambulance was on standby in case of any medical needs and the Highways Agency sent a portable unit with toilet facilities. Mr Young said: "It was a difficult day for everyone, but we'd ask people to remember some people didn't make it home to their loved ones last night."
The poor bugger Whatever the cause - your mind must be messed up pretty badly to go and do that at 3am on a December morning.
