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The man who was shot while driving a Bentley on the 101 Freeway last Friday morning in downtown has been identified after he died yesterday at the hospital. The victim is identified as Jose Luis Macias. “We have not seen a freeway shooting in quite some time,” said Lt. Paul Vernon, commanding officer of the Central Detective Division, in a statement. “And this case really stands out in the number of rounds fired at the victim’s car and the kind of car the victim was driving.” Detectives are still looking for leads on finding any more information regarding the case. “This is a real whodunit,” said Vernon.

A man was found with several bullet wounds slumped over the steering wheel of a silver Bentley on the 101 Freeway this morning in downtown. The California Highway Patrol found the car stopped on the freeway after a shots-fired call. It was "peppered with bullet holes, did not have license plates, but had paper plates that read, 'Dreams.' It carries a manufacturer's suggested price of about $176,000," reported the Associated Press. A SigAlert was issued as the investigation continued and morning rush hour traffic snarled for miles.

   

With an American flag and gun in hand, a could-be suicidal masked man in fatigues and body armor on the northbound 101 Freeway in Santa Barbara, first spotted around 7:15 a.m., forced officials to shut down the artery in both directions at the La Cumbre overpass. SWAT is on scene and are expected to attempt negotiations as traffic snarls the morning commute.

Since it's considered not only the busiest freeway intersection in the city, but the country, here's a little heads up for tomorrow morning: "The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will close the northbound San Diego Freeway (I-405) connector to the east- and westbound Ventura Freeway (U.S. 101) Sunday, October 5 from 6 a.m. to 11 a.m. for maintenance work. The northbound I-405 Sepulveda Boulevard on- and off-ramps will also be closed."

This on-ramp coming out of Hollywood has always given us the heebie jeebies: "Northbound Highland Ave. at the 101 on-ramp, Cahuenga Pass. This spot is notorious for crashes, and I've finally decided to start documenting them," explains Alex Wichman, an LAist Featured Photos contributor on Flickr who goes by the handel cinemafia. We also love to hate how people cross the solid white line before they're even close to the speed limit or what other cars are traveling.

The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Bomb Squad is en route to an overpass at Valley Circle Blvd. and the 101 Freeway in Calabasas at the Los Angeles city border. A suspicious package found on an overpass was alerted to officials. The California Highway Patrol is considering closing all lanes of the freeway on both sides pending the opinion of the bomb squad, according to Heather Hoglund of the CHP over the phone.