It s a typical Friday afternoon. Late summer tourists. Folks heading to the lakes.
Rush hour is still an hour away.
Paul Mount is happy to be heading home to Paso Robles at the end of a long week. He s behind the wheel of his new Ford pickup, leaving thoughts of his construction job in Arroyo Grande behind him. Then, without warning, his windshield is awash in brake lights. Mount barely stops in time to avoid hitting a Toyota Camry. The driver behind him in a Chevy Suburban isn t so lucky.