Traffic & Transit
Dead Body Found By State Route 101 On Ramp, CHP Closes Lane
California Highway Patrol closed a lane on the Melrose Avenue on ramp to investigate the cause of death.
![The person's name and cause of death weren't immediately available.](https://patch.com/img/cdn20/users/24407750/20210809/012449/styles/patch_image/public/police-caution-tape-wayne-new-jersey-patch-daniel-hubbard___09132438553.jpg)
HOLLYWOOD, CA — A person's dead body was found near the southbound U.S. State Route 101 Monday morning, prompting a response from California Highway Patrol and Los Angeles Police Department.
The body was found near the Melrose Avenue on ramp at 9:33 a.m. according to CHP. LAPD was on the scene, along with a coroner, to investigate.
The right lane of the on ramp to the southbound U.S. State Route was temporarily closed as of 10:08 a.m. The person's name and cause of death weren't immediately available.
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