Dense fog causes about 50 vehicles to crash along Highway 198 in Hanford and Lemoore, California
About 50 vehicles crash in dense fog on Highway 198
The first crash was reported at 7:22 a.m. at highways 198 and 41 and involved a big rig and a semi tractor-trailer. The big rig was turning left across the highway and a second big rig heading north on Highway 41 hit the trailer, Tyler said. About a minute later, an F-250 pickup hit the trailer, he said. Then a minute later, a black BMW also collided with the trailer.
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David Spector, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Hanford, said Tuesday’s thick fog was the result of a strong “surface inversion,” which means the air is warmer than the ground. Spector said the phenomenon traps the fog at lower levels.
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At least 50 vehicles crash in dense fog on Highway 198
Donna Moore of Lemoore was driving from Hanford to Lemoore in a Chevrolet Silverado when she found herself caught in the chain-reaction collision on the highway just west of 13th Avenue.
"I could hear metal and glass all around me," she said. "I could smell the rubber. There were cars all around me but I just got two little dents."
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