california, see more than their share of danger each tour of duty. we average, ten, maybe 15 calls a shift. so you never know what you re going to go out on. one big reason is highway 405. a ten-lane stretch of highway havoc just two miles from their station house. at night, we have a heightened alert because of the visibility. the 405 has earned a bad rep as the most congested freeway in america. august 6, 2001, just after 2:00 a.m. freelance cameraman, paul anderick, is hunting for news. i do all my work at night. anderick spots a broken down van in the car pool lane on the 405. he knows from experience, even with its lights on, the van is an accident waiting to happen. when i got up a little closer beside the mustang that hit the
share of danger, each tour of duty. we average probably 10, 15 plus calls a shift. you never know what you re going to go out to. one big reason is the 405. a ten-lane stretch of highway havoc just two miles from their station house. at night, we have a heightened alert because of the visibility. the 405 has earned a bad rep as the most congested freeway in america. august 6, 2001, just after 2:00 a.m. freelance cameraman, paul anderick, is hunting for news. i do all my work at night. anderick spots a broken down van in the car pool lane on the 405. he knows experience, even with its lights on, the van is an accident waiting to happen. when i got up a little closer beside the mustang that hit the van, i could see there was a man and woman in there, and completely disoriented. two people sitting in the
at night, we have a heightened alert because of the visibility. the 405 has earned a bad rep as the most congested freeway in america. august 6, 2001, just after 2:00 a.m. freelance cameraman paul anderick is hunting for news. i do all my work at night. anderick spots a broken down van in the car pool lane on the 405. he knows experience, even with its lights on, the van is an accident waiting to happen. when i got up a little closer beside the mustang that hit the van, i could see there was a man and woman in there, and they just looked completely disoriented. these two people in the mustang, man and female. i need chp asap. we have multiple people down. anderick waves his camera light to slow down oncoming traffic. but drivers, blinded by
america. august 6 2001 just after 2:00 a.m. freelance cameraman, paul and rick, is hunting for news. die all my work at night. and rick spots a broken down van in the car pool lane on the 405. he knows experience even with its lights on, the van is an accident waiting to happen. when i got up a little closer beside the mustang that hit the van, i could see there was a man and woman in there, and completely disoriented. two people sitting in the mustang. multiple injuries, i need chp asap. anderick waves his camera light to slow down oncoming traffic. but drivers, blinded by construction lights swerving out of control, can t react in time. another car accordions into the van. the couple is rear ended.