10 Freeway Shut Down During Morning Commute For Death Investigation
EL MONTE (CBSLA.com) — A section of the San Bernardino (10) Freeway was closed Tuesday in El Monte while authorities investigated a possible homicide.
California Highway Patrol officers closed the eastbound 10 Freeway near Peck Road about 4:30 a.m., according to California Highway Patrol.
Early this morning, a tow truck driver spotted a white 2011 Chevrolet Malibu pulled over on the right shoulder and stopped to render aid, said CHP Officer Peter Nicholson.
The driver discovered a woman in her 20s unresponsive in the vehicle and called 911, he said. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
#EB10Fwy Investigators search for potential evidence on the Fwy tied in to death of woman in a car. Freeway MAY reopen 10A @KNX1070 @CBSLA pic.twitter.com/BwVK0m1fWp
— Pete Demetriou (@knxpete) April 11, 2017
The freeway was reopened shortly before noon.
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