“The car was pulling a trailer.”
If trailer didn’t have lights it was running illegal. Truck driver asleep maybe? Distracted by phone or in cab electronics?
The car-trailer combo was followed by a Peterbilt. The Peterbilt was followed by the Freightliner, the driver of which should have seen the Peterbilt, with all its running lights and red-and-white reflective strips.
“If trailer didn’t have lights it was running illegal. Truck driver asleep maybe? Distracted by phone or in cab electronics?”
When I drove long haul I did a lot of night driving.
Very possible the driver was tired and looking for a place to park. Good luck at that time of night.
Driver could have just started driving to make a 3 or 4 am delivery and hadn’t made sure he was completely awake. I saw that too much for comfort.
Don’t get me started on cell phones.
WORST single thing to ever happen to drivers was the cell phone.
Whatever the cause, he paid for his mistake with his life. The one thing you only get one of.