You should have titled the video, The Deadly 1990 Car Pileup in East Tennessee. The title is misleading because it makes people think that the car crashes JUST happened.

As a truck driver it’s crazy how many people don’t slow down for rain fog! Omg you need a warning system: WHY? Cuz you not smart enuf to slow down when traffic ahead of you disappears? Really? I don’t do fog or ice! Park it period!

It is an old incident, but the moral of this story is education. Slow down America. Always in a hurry to get to hell on time

Having lived in that area in 1990 and before that, where the fog occurred was near the Bowaters Paper plant. Thst plant uses lots of water from the Hiawassee River and the water would be heated during the plant processing and then released. On thst particular morning, there was very little wind and the temperature was just right for fog to form. The fog detention system was installed after the crash and is still in use today and will vary the speed limit for the conditions.

When im in bad fog i always slow down. I never worry about whats in front of me, its whats coming behind me that scares me cause i know 90% of the people on the road these days refuse to slow down. Plum ignorance.

Fog is so scary

Old vid certainly, but highlights that the US should require the rear fog light (red) function - for new to market vehicles, as a mandatory requirement under FMVSS. The rear fog lamp function offers up to 20 times the luminous intensity over a vehicle's regular taillights. This represents many seconds of additional warning to following traffic, when under heavy fog conditions, rain or blizzard white-out conditions, or if caught out in wildfire smoke situations, or in dust-storms and the like. Switch the rear fog light OFF, the moment conditions improve, and do not use the function simply because of a light mist! The recommended practice for the function in the US, is SAE J1319.

This is an old video and the accident was almost 30 years ago. The biggest fix in my opinion was getting the paper plant to close down the pond next to the interstate. There isn't fog there like that anymore and i drive that section of 75 weekly.

Especially in 1990, most tractor trailer drivers had their CB Radios on. I would have thought enough drivers would have gotten the message. Currently, too few have their radios on. So they would not get the message.

Clickbait title

I know this stretch of 75 very well, My first time driving South through there was in December 1980 during the night and i saw those fog warning devices and signs and i took them very serious that fog could cover the whole area. Fog was going to rise from the river and those cooling ponds just added more fog and then all those drivers drove at speed right into blind conditions. Those burning vehicles melted and destroyed the black top through there. A lot of the burned vehicles were buried in deep trenches at the sight i saw this happen. The highway department went into overdrive and got I-75 open really fast. I don't know the number of vehicles that were buried but it was a bunch of them. Hiwassee River runs by the large paper mill you see as you are crossing the Hiwassee River.

That area has always been prone to fog.

They won their argument 💯💯💯🇺🇸

this is a 30yr old news headline. miss these ol boys

Drivers fault one hundred percent. “ Oh I can drive in any conditions, without slowing down.”

Worst stretch for fog. I remember when this happened. A few of my children’s friends lost their dads that day

And I guarantee you that there were cars speeding into the fog. They can't see ten feet in front of them but they'll do 70 mph.

back when they made nice cars and trucks

I’m 71 now drove for a LTL carrier came through Calhoun Tn 1 hour before this happened !

Someone hits the brakes and everyone behind crashes. The same thing happens in clear air. You must be very careful.

I was driving from Chattanooga to Knoxville back in 1981. A 90 mile dive took me 2 hours and 45 minutes because of the fog.I was in fog from 9pm to 11:45 pm. I couldn’t believe.

I didn’t even know about this event

Problem solved! You cured cancer!! You stopped global warming!! Kudos to John.

I'm surprised to hear how well people spoke then, no "like", "ya know", "literally", etc.

Dang that’s sad man

CLICK BAIT

Response time was impressive! I doubt you can get that quick of a response these days.

r.i.p to those who lost their lives. respect to family and friends, sorry for your loss

My parents were involved in this accident. Thank God they escaped injury.

That sure can happen.

So the blame went on to the drivers and yet they got to sue for millions???? Yea ok what bs is that??

Ive gotten some beautiful dashcam photos of this area.

Wow,incredible

They Need To Review Fog Alley on Hwy 70 in CA near Sacramento An inversion is Most Likely the Cause of this!

I listened to the one driver with the racoon eyes in bed who said the dense fog was upon him immediately. He should have seen that coming using common sense and good judgement.

No! Slowing down is what causes this.

A lot of the cars in this video are now classics and collectible.

Wow 😮

Wasn’t smoke from a plant contributing to the fog to make it even worse . Think I saw a documentary on a crime show years ago

WASNT THAT FOG FROM A PLANT FACILITY CLOSE BY??

Clickbait 30 years old

Always reactive, never proactive

Final destination

Get well soon

And the electronic road signs still say. Click it or ticket. Nothing about a road hazzard or closed road . Useless lawmakers

Did they ever say it was not fog but pollution from a wood paper mill ?

I love how the guy said "the Lord was with me that day" as he just said 3 people died around him. Tough luck for them, I guess!

They don’t know how to Drive 🤣

That was awful. I remember when it happened.

I counted 100 cars!

If you can’t see can’t see a quarter of a mile in front of you maybe you should slow down.

Blame everyone else, never your own stupidest for not slowing down.

Lied with this title..

Pull over and stop Learn how to drive if you can't if you get into a situation where it's raining too hard or it's too foggy right away yeah but I understand if you're speeding already and then all the sudden you run into fog that's another thing

Thay needs stop 🛑 and rad yellow grenn lights pas thies lowe nowe

If i can't read the plate in front of me or see what color the stones r on the road. I instantly stop on the highway put on my elmer the safety elephant hat and go at least 5 percent of the speed that would allow me to stop within the range of vision available to me. Whenever possible jam the brakes on hard as soon as you enter the fog so all the people who entered the visibility restriction just like i did can tear the body off my car, in a wow where did that traffic come from sort of way.The main thing is to overreact quickly.

The paper mill absolutely was a major cause of that accident in the United States big business is always allowed to get off scot-free these companies need to be held more accountable for their actions in the pollution in the destruction that they've caused to this country

It's common sense to slow down and be extra cautious driving with limited visibility. Drivers fault for sure.

What about the brakes, you know the pedal that SLOWS THE DAM VEHICLE DOWN,,, USE IT

Where's all the fog at

✝️😔

Why ??????

Now you reshow again//fog fog fog

Too stupid to put on the brakes 😂

What about Bowater? What changes did they make to their water discharge procedures? They were clearly the reason for the dense fog. They clearly made changes to how they discharge their water since there have been no further incidents since they were sued and settled therefore proving their guilt.

This happened on the exact day I was born

WOW

Midwest/southern drivers still cant drive. Distracted on phones even when their car is the latest model. Wouldnt be surprised if this god forbid happens again.

When people say the Lord was with us thats why we are alive. What about the people who died? What was the Lord doing or not doing for them?

Is that John C Reily?

99 problems but a....

How come we onlybsee huge pile ups in America just take a moment and when you drive care about yourself and other and pay attention when driving.

There is a tyrant cop that works for Madera police department that is trying to get me evicted he really needs a psychiatrist

just proves all involved don't know how to drive to the conditions, it's Laughable

I think they all need glasses

And it’s only got worse since

Or slow down the i-75 speed 😊

Wow Tennessee come on, with all your money you guys get from tourist in your big cities you should be able to afford something

Did anyone at the time thank god, or is that only for homeruns?

Eyeglasses were huge back then

News over 30 years old! You might as well play the O.J. Trial again.

Clickbait! A1990 accident?

What a load of crap

Just dumb ...😒🤦

Kings Hwy Va

Go faster

You should’ve titled the video the Lord was with some, but now with the others and then the investigation should’ve went on to find out what the others did to make God so mad

Slick click bait.

thumbs down and block for posting old crap!

And so they blamed on the drivers.

Don't be mad because yall can't read 😂

Semi drivers are the worst and have been for years. My own brother was an over the road driver and my uncle drove for UPS until he retired. I would constantly tell them that todays truckers lacked self control on the road.

You have to go digging clear back to 1990 to make sure you spread enough doom and gloom and negativity

Why is a news outlet reporting on an event 30 plus years old? 🤔

"There was about 3 fatalities right there where we were. Lord was with us that day". What a disgusting thing to say. Makes ya wonder why Lord wasn't with the ones who died.

I'm certain no one involved in this pile up should've ever been given a driver's license. 🤷🏻

keep in mind this was before Clinton let states go crazy with their own speed limits.

Fake news to make it look recent

I blame Trump and climate change

So they CLOSE THE ROAD!! In 2024? WOW Republicans' are gettin' it done! lol!