This is one of the few episodes in which every scene takes place in the field. Most episodes have multiple scenes at CHP Central Station, usually including one or more during roll call in the briefing room.
The African-American CHP officer in this episode is named Jane Turner, and regular cast member Michael Dorn would portray Jed Turner in future episodes. In all, there are only four named recurring African-American characters in the series, and two of them share the same last name and initials even though they're not related.
Highly inspired by Henri Georges Clouzot's Le Salaire De La Peur.