According to the search results, there were two incidents on the 101 freeway recently:

1. On October 30, 2023, authorities were investigating a deadly crash on the southbound 101 freeway in Los Angeles. The two right lanes and the on-ramp to the southbound 101 were blocked through 6:45 a.m. Monday while police conducted their investigation.

2. On November 1, 2023, a woman was struck and killed on the southbound 101 freeway in Silver Lake around 5 a.m. by a car. The southbound side of the road was closed at Vermont Avenue, and traffic was backed up into the Cahuenga Pass.

It is unclear why the pedestrian was on the freeway in the second incident.