(L.A.) Julia Welchance, 18, Died on the 101 Freeway

Case Number: 2024-05799

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of an 18-year-old White/Caucasian female on the Ventura (101) Freeway in Woodland Hills.

The coroner’s office has identified the woman as Julia Welchance of El Cajon.

Manner of Death: Accident

Cause of Death: Multiple Blunt-Force Traumatic Injuries

RIP JULIA WELCHANCE (June 22, 2005 – April 7, 2024)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Sunday at 5:35 a.m.

The decedent was fatally injured by a vehicle.

California Highway Patrol said the accident happened at around 5:15 a.m. on the eastbound freeway at Mulholland Drive. Officers found her body lifeless in the middle lane.