[shadowman99]

Interstate and freeway landings are always an emergency landing option (one of last resort, but an option none the less)

When the DC 10 crashed at Sioux City, Iowa, the airplane had very limited flight control, and there had been some preparation made to bring the plane down on I-29. The pilot managed to line up perfectly with the runway and this option was not used.

I doubt that a veteran pilot would resort to a freeway landing unless there was no other option.

[RGSpincich]

I understand that and don't fault the guy. There were probably homes and structures everywhere else he looked. "Merging traffic" means different things to different people.