Today I was on my way to Natick, Mass. I was on I-93 south in Methuen, in the left lane at about 80mph. Traffic was a little heavy, but flowing fine. I noticed the cars in front of me start slamming on their brakes. I hit mine, and I had to hit them full force. A mattress that wasn't secured had fallen out of a pickup right in the left lane, with enough in the next lane over to cause problems. I knew there was traffic behind me coming at me at like 80+mph, so I turned on my hazard flashers. Two cars behind me were able to swerve into the other lane to miss me. One person in a CRV managed to stop but was rear-ended.. Three cars behind me, an Expedition was hit and pushed into the snow bank. Scared the crap out of me.. We were just driving along, and all of a sudden there are cars screeching and swerving all over the place. So a reminder folks, keep on your toes!

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