One person is dead and eleven others hurt after a massive pile-up. Thick smoke from a grass fire, combined with high winds, caused a multi-car crash along Highway 152, east of Los Banos. 16-vehicles slammed together, one after the other. A grass fire in the middle divider, charred five-acres of land.
Investigators believe smoke impaired drivers vision.
Winds in the area were gusting between 30 and 40 miles an hour. Cal-Trans diverted eastbound traffic until emergency crews could clear the wreckage. Walt Disney Internet Group, ABC inc.