(L.A.) Jude Richardson, 16, Died on the 110 Freeway

Case Number: 2026-03230

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 16-year-old White/Caucasian male that occurred on the eastbound 101 Freeway.

The coroner’s office identified the teenage boy as Jude Richardson.

Manner of Death: Suicide

Cause of Death: Multiple Blunt-Force Injuries

RIP JUDE RICHARDSON ( February 23, 2026)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Monday morning.

US 101 East / Lost Hills Road at around 6:00 a.m.

California Highway Patrol first heard about the incident at 5:57 a.m. when the driver of a red big-rig truck pulled over to the right shoulder to call in what appeared to be a body in the Number 4 lane. A white Tesla also pulled over on the right shoulder, in front of the big rig.