Jacksonville, FL — A motorcyclist has died after being struck by lightning on I-95 in Ormond Beach.
Florida Highway Patrol says a Virginia State Police trooper was also traveling along the highway on Sunday when he saw lightning strike the motorcyclist's helmet a second before the crash on Sunday.
The accident shut down all southbound lanes on I-95 in Ormond Beach for multiple hours.
Spokeswoman Captain Kim Montes says there were burn marks on the helmet, confirming that the motorcyclist was struck by lightning.
This is what’s left of a 45 year old man’s helmet after he was struck by lightning, while riding his motorcycle southbound, on I-95 in Volusia County this afternoon. Unfortunately he did not survive the crash. pic.twitter.com/uFklUPY8r1
— FHP Orlando (@FHPOrlando) June 9, 2019
#Motorcyclist dies after being struck by #lightning on I-95, FHP says | Read more:https://t.co/gfyrqwzDDf pic.twitter.com/Q0OEo85saz
— WFTV Channel 9 (@WFTV) June 10, 2019
