Florida motorcyclist gets hit by lightning and dies in crash

[Lochloosa]

A motorcyclist died in Florida after he was struck by lightning and crashed on a major highway, authorities said.

The 45-year-old man was riding his motorcycle southbound on Interstate 95 in east-central Florida's Volusia County on Sunday afternoon when a lightning strike hit his helmet, causing him to veer off the roadway and crash. He didn't survive, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

https://abcnews.go.com/US/florida-motorcyclist-hit-lightning-dies-crash/story?id=63601529

Welcome to Florida.....

[dameatball]

1. Yup, the daily afternon thunderboomers are here. Plan accordingly.

[sdfernando]

2. That seems so weird. A path to gound must have been found, guessing everything was pretty wet.

Sorry the guy died.

A funny thought popped into my head. Not sure if this is morbid or not, but....they say us California drivers don't know how to drive it rain.

[Lochloosa]

3. i'm guessing the bolt already found the path and he drove into it. Still the chances....

[blugbox]

4. I would have thought the tires would have helped ground him...

Perhaps it was being so close to all the frame work... I dunno.

I feel very sorry for you buddy. Taken out of this world suddenly in a flash of light. RIP