NewsLocal NewsIn Your CommunitySanta Barbara South Coast

Actions

Authorities identify body found along Hwy 101 in Santa Barbara

santa barbara sheriff.JPG
Posted
and last updated

The coroner’s bureau has released the name of the person found dead along Highway 101 in Santa Barbara last week.

The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office says the woman is Jill Marie Drennen, 42, of Santa Barbara.

Her body was discovered the evening of Oct. 4 on the northbound Highway 101 onramp at Milpas St.

The sheriff’s office says while Drennen’s cause and manner of death are still pending, her death does not appear to be suspicious.