I live on this road (10 miles from accident). This is most dangerous road I know of. Head on collisions happen with scary regularity. 75% of them are drowsy or asleep at the wheel, perhaps DUI. Anyone trying to develop some conspiracy could not be more off base.
It sounds like they were within a half hour of arriving at their destination when this happened, right?
They mention a median, but it looks like a 4 lane road with no median or cables?
Not relevant to this case but to highway safety, one thing I’d never thought about is to not be the “lead” driver on a 2-lane highway - if there is someone you can drive behind, they would take the brunt of a crossover head-on accident rather than you.