B Carfree, you are correct to not assign blame to the stalled car. It's not clear why it was there. But please don't assign fault to the truck driver.  She is truly traumatized, and she DID try to stop.  Not all the circumstances are in the article. My friends witnessed it (they're still in shock), and were almost part of it. They were driving ahead of the truck, and came upon the stalled car, first. They were not able to stop in time, but they managed to swerve around it, themselves. The truck was behind them, and was NOT ABLE to swerve around the car.  My friends did not say why they could go around, yet the truck could not. A car in the lane next to the truck? Oncoming traffic? They also didn't say why the car took them by surprise (a curve in the road?), just that there was very little warning. (They ARE still in shock). But they DID say that the truck was not ABLE to stop in time, or go around. We will simply need to wait for further information.