It had been some time since a major multi-vehicle collision occurred on a Fresno highway, but that changed on Sunday when a 17-vehicle pileup on Highway 99, between North and Cedar Avenues, left one person dead and several others injured.
According to the California Highway Patrol, dense fog reduced visibility to as little as 15 feet. When two drivers slowed down under these conditions, it set off a chain reaction that led to the pileup.
Although Highway 99 has a history of severe crashes, Sunday’s 17-vehicle collision does not mark the highway’s largest…