Woman may have jumped onto 101 near Melrose

LAPD is saying a woman in her mid-30s may have jumped from an off-ramp onto the 101 near the Melrose exit. The woman, police said, is still alive and has been taken to a hospital. She has not been identified. 

Traffic is very jammed in the area.

UPDATE 2:21 Police are now saying the woman is in her 50s and expected to survive. She jumped from the Fountain Avenue overpass.