The Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner is asking for the public's help in identifying a woman who was killed in a 101 freeway crash in 1999.
The crash happened on Nov. 17, 1999 and the unidentified woman was driving a 1985 Mitsubishi Galant southbound on the freeway at Western Avenue when her car stalled, was rear-ended and burst into flames.
Officials say the woman was so badly burned they had very little to go on to identify her.
The department said in a press release that since the fatal car crash, the woman has only been named as Jane Doe #49.
But she did have some distinctive jewelry when she was found: a necklace with a clear Hershey Kiss-shaped pendant with a twisted yellow, metal chain, and a yellow metal Claddagh ring with a clear heart-shaped stone and clear round stone.
The woman was believed to be between 18 and 35 years old. Her height may have been from 5’0 to 5’6 and she weighed 146 lbs, according to the LA County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner.
Her race, hair and eye color are unknown.
Anyone with information about the ID of the decedent is asked to contact the Identifications Unit at (323) 343-0754.