lo vers . ▁The ▁nature ▁of ▁that ▁section ▁of ▁highway , ▁described ▁as ▁a ▁mainly ▁straight ▁road ▁with ▁a ▁feature less ▁agricult ural ▁landscape , ▁was ▁said ▁to ▁make ▁drivers ▁feel ▁less ▁involved ▁and ▁lose ▁focus ▁on ▁the ▁road . ▁In ▁winter , ▁the ▁area ▁between ▁Wood stock ▁and ▁Ch ath am ▁is ▁also ▁subject ▁to ▁sudden ▁snow ▁squ alls ▁from ▁lake - effect ▁snow . ▁Several ▁coll isions ▁have ▁resulted ▁from ▁motor ists ▁devi ating ▁from ▁their ▁l ane ▁and ▁losing ▁control ▁of ▁their ▁vehicles . ▁ ▁Vari ous ▁other ▁names , ▁including ▁The ▁K iller ▁Highway ▁circul ated ▁for ▁a ▁time , ▁but ▁Car n age ▁Al ley ▁became ▁pre domin ant ▁following ▁an ▁ 8 7 - ve h icle ▁p ile - up ▁on ▁September ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁( the ▁start ▁of ▁Labour ▁Day ▁week end ), ▁the ▁worst ▁in ▁Canadian ▁history , ▁that ▁resulted ▁in ▁eight ▁death s ▁and ▁ 4 5   in j ured ▁individuals . ▁ ▁Only ▁a ▁few ▁days ▁prior , ▁then - Transport ation ▁Minister ▁David ▁Turn b ull ▁had ▁de emed ▁the ▁highway ▁" ple asant " ▁to ▁drive . ▁On ▁the ▁morning ▁of ▁September ▁ 3 , ▁the ▁local ▁weather ▁station ▁reported ▁clear ▁conditions ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁mal function , ▁while ▁a ▁thick ▁layer ▁of ▁fog ▁rolled ▁onto ▁the ▁highway . ▁Do z ens ▁of ▁vehicles , ▁including ▁several ▁semi - tra ilers , ▁quickly ▁crash ed ▁into ▁each ▁other ▁shortly ▁after ▁ 8   a