Originally Posted by
Helisweet
An usual way to avoid this kind of scud runnig accidents is going to destination in a low level route following shore-line. Why he decided to go through mountain low pass??
Just google Marine Layer. As Sandiego89 states, the California coastline is notoriously bad for this phenomenon, especially in the mornings before the sun can burn it off.
I can't post links yet but there was LA Times piece by Paul Duginski yesterday on how it's likely have contributed to the crash.