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==Incidents== In 1973, a gravel truck traveling over the lower deck crashed into a support, collapsing the upper deck onto the truck and killing the driver. Later that year, the bridge reopened after more than two months of repair.<ref>{{cite news|title=The (Mystic) Tobin Bridge|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/specials/insiders/2013/01/30/the-mystic-tobin-bridge/uy7kFdStAGYVzObJ7i0QlK/picture.html|access-date=February 2, 2013|newspaper=Boston Globe}}</ref> On January 4, 1990, [[racial hoax]]er and double murderer [[Charles Stuart (murderer)|Charles Stuart]] committed suicide by jumping from the bridge. Suicides and attempted suicides have been an issue for authorities in general as the design and weight of the bridge makes it impossible to add suicide prevention devices.<ref name="BHTB">{{cite web|url=https://www.bostonherald.com/2009/09/07/pair-who-jumped-off-tobin-bridge-expected-to-survive/|title=Pair Who Jumped off Tobin Bridge Expected to Survive|author=Alysis Richardson|publisher=Boston Herald|url-access=registration|date=September 7, 2009|accessdate=June 12, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://charlestownbridge.com/2014/02/21/man-dead-after-jumping-from-tobin-bridge/|title=Man Dead after Jumping from Tobin Bridge|publisher=Charlestown Bridge|date=February 21, 2014|accessdate=June 12, 2022}}</ref> [[MassDOT]] employees are thus trained to monitor security cameras and watch for any vehicles that stop on the bridge.<ref name="BHTB"/>
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