Dense Fog Contributed To Fatal Pileup In Butte Valley, California (KCRA)

Dense Fog Contributed To Fatal Pileup In Butte Valley, California

  Monday, November 16th, 2020 Source: KCRA

An early morning crash on Highway 99 in Butte County left at least three people dead and two recovering from injuries, according to the California Highway Patrol.

The wreck happened shortly after 12:30 a.m. Saturday, forcing the closure of Highway 99 between Gridley and Biggs for hours while CHP investigated and road crews cleared crash debris that covered both the north and southbound lanes of the highway.

CHP said dense fog in the area at the time of the crash contributed to the pileup of 10 vehicles — five big rigs and five cars.

“Fog definitely played a role. It was really low visibility,” said Officer Benjamin Draper of CHP-Oroville. “If someone is driving too fast, and it’s really bad fog, when you can only see as far as in front of you, we can get incidents like this.”

The collision was so severe, CHP said the exact number of deaths, severity of injuries and full scope of the damage isn’t known.

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