Deadly Louisiana crash caused by 'super fog,' I-55 closed in both directions | LiveNOW from FOX

A deadly pileup on a Louisiana highway was caused by "super fog" that knocked visibility to below 10 feet. Two people were killed in a series of multi-car pileups on Interstate 55, northwest of New Orleans.

LiveNOW's Austin Westfall spoke about the dense fog and the deadly crash with FOX's Bowen Kedrowicz.

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[TrueCicero]

If you can't see more than 5 seconds in front of you, you're going too fast; no matter the speed limit.

[nannygirlkc]

I'll never understand why people keep driving when they can't see in front of them...

[wildflower]

FOR THOSE NOT AWARE, BE SURE TO SLOW DOWN IN FOG AND INCLIMATE WEATHER

[kevinedwards]

‘Super Fog’ didn’t cause this, driving too fast for conditions and human error caused this.
Slow down when it’s foggy.

[elusiveDEVIANT]

That's insane. Like a final destination scene.

[zerobucks]

you misspelled "driving too fast for the conditions"

[NehemiahDC]

Sure blame the fog and not the bad drivers.

[theirmom]

slow down...run headlamps on low beam and by all means...turn on your hazard flashers. People have no clue how to drive these days

[vonarkesh]

Looks like some drivers kept driving at high speeds in fog.

[midwestern_jeepguy]

Fog alone, shouldn’t cause a catastrophic crash like this. It’s either negligence, speeding, no lights or tail lights working. What I always do when I encounter severe fog is put my four-way flashers on and slow down to it, accommodate how far you can see your ahead. 99.9% of the time it’s either human error or a mistake that causes these type of accidents.
The sad thing about it is people die because of it 😢

[atlantaperimeter]

drivers in front slammed on brakes, drivers following checking facebook,

[Stradagee]

I can't see, but let me go 60mph 😢.. I pray everyone is ok

[marlonrando]

"Can't see 5 ft in front of my car, better keep driving"! 😂

[LovelyLisaMarie]

Omg this happened in Canada, exact same situation in 1999. On my way to work the fog came out of nowhere and there were multiple casualties. So very scary! Sending prayers and condolences to the families! 🙏🏼🛐🙏🏼

[luislongoria]

People always want more lanes to reduce traffic instead of breakdown lanes

[kurtsherrick]

This never happened when Drivers could stop their time and get off the road without hurting your drive time and hours of Service. Also Drivers avoided massive pile ups when we used out CB's. We were able to stop traffic slowing down at a pace people would be able ro slow and stop without 80, 000 pounds slamming in to people one after another.

[purgal]

There was a dust storm that caused a deadly pile up on I-55 in Illinois earlier this year. If I remember right 8 people died.

[andyblank]

Local news so far reports 7 fatalities and at least 30 injuries

[robbinmcvay]

Always in fog and snow and rain. Put on your hazard lights they are brighter than brake lights! Will save a lot of people if you remember to do this and slow
down!

[jiggarichardson]

A crash happened like this about 2 months ago in Illinois on the same expressway I-55 due to fog