A POLICE officer has warned motorists to drive to the conditions rather than the speed limit after two men were prosecuted over a crash on the M1.
Detective Constable Paul Jaycock, of Notts Crash Investigation Unit, said the case highlighted the dangers of driving in bad conditions.
The crash happened at 3.16am on March 15, 2012, on the northbound carriageway between junctions 25 and 26, close to Trowell service station.
An articulated lorry braked for a slower moving vehicle and was hit from behind by a tanker.
Another lorry ran into the back of the tanker and these vehicles were then hit by an Eddie Stobart truck.
The vehicles were not breaking the speed limit but the area was covered in dense fog.
One driver was seriously injured and two others suffered minor injuries.
Mr Jaycock said: "This incident is a strong reminder to drive to the road and weather conditions.
"These drivers were travelling too fast to stop in the distance they could see to be clear."
Tanker driver John Harland, 47, and Mark Dobb, 45, the driver of the Eddie Stobart lorry, pleaded guilty to driving without due care and attention,
Harland, of Scunthorpe, received five points on his licence and was fined £180.
Dobb, of Chesterfield, received four points on his licence, was fined £140 with court costs of £85 and a £15 victim surcharge.