Driving by disaster

On our way to Chicago last Friday we hit a slow spot in traffic. We found an awful wreck was the cause. This pickup truck...



...was pulling this camper:



...when it was hit by this semi-trailer:



An account of the accident is here. Apparently the truck had slowed down because of a minor accident; the semi-didn't. It's hard to imagine what that pickup driver could have done to evade the semi.

Dan was driving the van in this stretch. I hope that he sees stuff like this and learns the importance of caution on the road.