The series of deadly series of accidents began about 4:30 a.m. on a fog and smoke shrouded stretch of highway with "absolutely zero" visibility.

• Here is a grim accounting of the accident by the numbers:
• Four dead, four seriously injured and 38 others transfered to area hospitals.
• 70 vehicles involved in the pile-up, including 20 semi tractor-trailers, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
• Six trucks and five cars were destroyed by fire.