force 39 in van nuys, california, see more than their share of danger each tour of duty. we average 10, 15 calls per shift, and you never know what you will go on. 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 of my work at night. he spots a broken down van in the carpool lane on the 405, and he knows from experience that even with the 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. they re going to get killed. male and female. multiple injuries, i need chp asap. we have multiple people down. 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. as the situation spins out of control. another five vehicles involved. as each second passes, the pileup gets more dangerous. it s nerve-wracking when you hear is is screeching tires, screeching tires, screeching tires, and you don t know which one will end in another crash. by the time task force 39 arrives, the couple s brush with death is over. they escape with minor injuries. it was mainly neck and back pain. so we c-spined them and
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. we have multiple people down. 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. as the situation spins out of control. another five vehicles involved. as each second passes, the pileup gets more dangerous. it s nerve-wracking when you hear is is screeching tires, screeching tires, screeching tires, and you don t know which one will end in another crash. by the time task force 39 arrives, the couple s brush with death is over. they escape with minor injuries. it was mainly neck and back
california, see more than their share of danger. 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 from experience even with his lights on the van is an accident waiting to happen. when i got up a little closer beside the mustang that hit the
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. we have multiple people down. 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. as the situation spins out of control. another five vehicles involved. as each second passes, the pileup gets more dangerous. it s nerve-wracking when you hear is is screeching tires, screeching tires, screeching tires, and you don t know which one will end in another crash. by the time task force 39 arrives, the couple s brush with death is over. they escape with minor injuries.