BURNED CAR FOUND WITH BODY.Byline: Lisa Van Proyen Daily News Staff Writer Detectives said they are investigating whether a woman found dead Wednesday in a burned car on the Hollywood Freeway is the victim of a homicide. The woman's identity cannot be determined until an autopsy, which is expected today, police said. Investigators were searching for the registered owner Registered Owner An individual or organization to whom certificates are directly issued and who, as a result, is recorded on the corporation's securityholder records (as maintained by the transfer agent). of the car, which police and Department of Motor Vehicle records identified as Lisa L. Kerr, 33, of Winnetka. Lt. Rick Papke of the Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. Police Department's Foothill Division said investigators believe the woman died amid ``suspicious circumstances,'' but he declined to provide details. ``It does not look like a traffic accident,'' Papke said. Police asked anyone with information on the fire to call detectives at (818) 834-3115 during work hours or (818) 756-8861 in the evenings. The 1994 white Ford Probe The Ford Probe was a coupe produced by Ford, introduced in 1989 to replace the Ford EXP as the company's sport compact car. It was sold in the European, Australian, and North American markets. was found about 4:10 a.m. on an embankment about 40 feet away from the Roscoe Boulevard off-ramp on the southbound south·bound adj. Going toward the south. southbound Adjective going towards the south Adj. 1. Hollywood Freeway, said Officer D. Prentiss of the California Highway Patrol's West Valley station. The discovery tied up traffic during the morning commute. No fresh skid marks skid marks skid npl → Reifenspuren pl; (from braking) → Bremsspuren pl were found, and there was no indication of a crash, Prentiss said. Because there was so little damage to the car, it probably was moving slowly when it left the road, he said. ``This is a lot less (damage) than for a vehicle that went over the side,'' Prentiss said. Firefighters discovered the body after extinguishing the fire, said Bob Collis, a spokesman for the Los Angeles Fire Department The Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD), also known as the Los Angeles City Fire Department to distinguish it from the Los Angeles County Fire Department. It is the agency that provides fire protection and emergency medical services for the city of Los Angeles. . Arson investigators are trying to determine the cause of the blaze, he said. CAPTION(S): photo, map PHOTO A woman's body was found inside a burned 1994 Ford Probe on the southbound Hollywood Freeway early Wednesday morning. Gene Blevins/Special to the Daily News Map: Site of body find |
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