Education

Ex-Burbank official dies on Northern California bridge

Kevin Jolly, 45, left as superintendent of the Burbank schools a few weeks ago to take over a troubled school district in Mendocino County. On Friday, he fell or jumped from the new Confusion Hill Bridge over the Eel River on U.S. highway 101. He leaves a wife and eight children. The bridge, open less than a year, is nearly as high as the Golden Gate bridge.


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