Cleanup of 5th wheel accident in California

PopBeavers wrote:
One of the tow trucks is from Indio, near Palm Springs. Long shadows indicate either early morning or late evening.

Early Morning. I live near here and a buddy of mine saw it on his way to the farm. Lots of agriculture down in that area. He thought trailer got rear ended but clearly not what happened. Sun at that time of the morning is directly in your eyes. Could have been a factor.