Spotted on the 5 This Afternoon

Driving south on the 5, at one point we drove behind a massive flatbed truck hauling away the charred remains of a vehicle.

At least, that's what it looked like. The pieces were so mangled and burned beyond recognition, I had to assume it was a piece of a truck involved in this weekend's terrible 5 freeway tunnel fire.



What a mess. It now appears that Caltrans plans to re-open on Monday morning the south-bound stretch of the 5 that has been shut down all weekend (following the Friday night collision). That's great news for commuters... but it's still gonna be a terrible, terrible commute. Sorry, Santa Clarita folk.

I also feel your pain. Last year Maria, Evan and I spent several hours stuck near the 14 and 5 interchange, due to a brush fire. The freeway had been shut down, and there was nothing we could do but sit. And sit.



Any of you get caught up in this weekend's mess?