[Christien]

Like others have said, no disrespect meant, but that was pure driver error, from what I can see.

First off, undivided 4-lane highway - they're pretty rare around here, but not unheard of. There's a reason most 100 km/h/65 mph highways are divided, and this is it. There's no room for error.

Fresh snow - look at the trees. Combination of wet and snowy conditions always means potential for ice. So you drive to those conditions. Doesn't matter if you're driving a Yugo or a Hummer, you drive to the conditions.

There is absolutely no reason for that SUV to have drifted left, none in the world, save for maybe a child running out into the road. Even in good conditions, there's no reason for him to have done that. Other than something distracting him. Maybe it wasn't something stupid like sending a text message. Maybe he sneezed, maybe he dropped a cigarette, who knows. But really, if there's a potential for that, drive in the right lane. For example, if I have to eat in the car, and it's raining, snowy, or anything other than bare and dry, I pull into the right lane and slow down a bit. And that's on a divided highway.

So let's say the drift to the left wasn't necessarily stupidity, it could've been saved if he hadn't overcorrected by jerking the car back to the right - that's the real problem here. Just gently ease it back. Even if there was a car coming in the opposing lane, worst case scenario is a corner-of-the-car head-on (i.e. headlight to headlight). That would be a nasty accident, no doubt, but not even close to what ended up happening.

Sad story, but preventable. Same as not buckling your kids in. That one really steams me. Again, no disrespect, but there's really no excuse for that. We just did round trip to Florida back in December. Our 3-year-old wasn't feeling well on the way home, and she wanted to take her belt off and lie down. Not a chance. We'd stop for her more often and let her rest or get fresh air, but not a chance would I let her take her belt off.