Melissa and Jason Culver said their car was hit seven times during the multi-vehicle crash
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- On Sunday, Jan. 11, around 9:15 a.m., the California Highway Patrol (CHP) responded to a call reporting a 17-vehicle pile-up
- Gustavo Villanueva Vargas was the sole fatality and died at the scene
- Dozens of others were injured, including married couple Melissa and Jason Culver, who were hit seven times
A multi-car crash in California killed one and injured over two dozen people — now a couple who survived is speaking out about the harrowing ordeal.
On Sunday, Jan. 11, around 9:15 a.m., the California Highway Patrol (CHP) responded to a call reporting a 17-vehicle pile-up on Highway 99 in Fresno, KABC-TV reported.
CHP said that the crash appeared to have occurred after vehicles traveling in two side-by-side lanes slowed down too quickly for the cars traveling behind them to stop in time, according to CBS47 and KSEE24. Officials said that fog played a major factor…