The combination of fog and smoke musta made it really hard to see.
The same thing happens all the time on the 5 & 99 freeways in the central valley. Fog plus speed equals problems.
Slow down, put down the cell phone, stop applying make-up, eat before you leave the house, quit shaving, (it grosses us all out anyway ) do not prepare your double mocha mocha latte frappe, stop reading the paper / map / novel / magazine, get dressed prior to driving. leave the kid in the back seat alone, stop rummaging through the center console, (has anyone ever found what they were looking for in the center console anyway?) and maybe we can prevent some of these meat grinder pile-ups!!!!!