Dude, this is nuts!
This lady happened to be taking video as she followed her husband down a Tampa area freeway, and then this happened:
Yup, that truck got "fried" by the lightning strike, destroying the vehicle's electrical components. Everything turned off, and the truck just kinda coasted to a stop at the side of the freeway.
Also, a police car which was driving right next to the truck was turned off by this strike of lightning. They're not sure if this was a ricochet or if the lightning actually struck the squad car as well.
I love this from the driver's son:
"After everything was done, my son said we needed to check ourselves in a couple days for superpowers," Brian Whalen said.
Not a bad idea after a strike like that!
Luckily, everyone here is okay...
Besides the whole superpower thing.
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