Crime & Safety

Woman's Body Found in Car on I-15 Freeway Onramp

The discovery on an Escondido onramp to Interstate 15 was reported shortly before 1 p.m. Monday, according to the CHP.

Escondido, CA — A woman was found dead Monday in a car with smashed-out windows on the shoulder of a North County freeway onramp.

A passer-by found the body in the dark-colored Mercury Sable on the connector to Interstate 15 from El Norte Parkway in Escondido about 1 p.m., according to police.

There were no obvious indications of what killed the unidentified woman or how several windows on the sedan wound up shattered, Lt. Ed Varso told reporters.

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Personnel with the county Medical Examiner's Office went to the scene to aid in the investigation and take custody of the body for autopsy purposes.

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