CHP shares explanation for 11-car pileup in San Francisco
March 23, 2022Updated: March 23, 2022 6:49 am
The California Highway Patrol said the sun’s glare was the cause of an 11-care pileup in San Francisco on March 22, 2022.
CHP
The California Highway Patrol said the sun was to blame for an 11-car pileup in San Francisco Tuesday morning.
CHP said the multi-vehicle crash appears to have been “caused by people driving too fast with the sun in their eyes.”
The agency warned in a Facebook message posted Tuesday night that changing seasons can bring different conditions and drivers should be prepared.
“Daylight savings time just started, so the sun is in a different place in the sky than it was during your commute a couple of weeks ago,” CHP said. Please make sure you are driving at a safe speed and that both you and your vehicle are prepared for changing conditions no matter what the weather is outside.”
One of the 11 cars involved in pileup that occurred in San Francisco on March 22, 2022.
CHP
The incident occurred at 7:30 am on I-280 northbound south of Ocean Avenue when drivers in 11 cars were all involved in a wreck. Photos shared by the CHP on Facebook show wrecked cars, but the agency said, “The crash only caused minor injuries.”
While a sunny day may seem to offer prime driving conditions, in this case the sun created a traffic hazard with a glare that obstructed drivers’ view of the road.
Amy Graff is the news editor for SFGATE. She was born and raised in the Bay Area and got her start in news at the Daily Californian newspaper at UC Berkeley where she majored in English literature. She has been with SFGATE for more than 10 years. You can email her at agraff@sfgate.com.
