Apr 15, 1958Long Beach, California, United StatesDied on 30 Apr 1998 (aged 40)Aries
About Daniel V. Jones
Daniel Victor Jones (April 15, 1958 – April 30, 1998) was an American man who committed suicide on a Los Angeles freeway in 1998.
The incident was broadcast on live television by news helicopters.
Jones committed suicide as a form of protest towards health maintenance organizations after he had been diagnosed as HIV-positive several months earlier.
Footage of his suicide was shown in the 2002 documentary film Bowling for Columbine.