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Florida: Man Riding Motorcycle Died After Lightning Strike Shattered His Helmet, Causing Crash
www.newsweek.com ^
| 6/10/19 at 4:06 AM EDT
| By Callum Paton
Posted on 06/10/2019 10:33:21 AM PDT by Red Badger
A motorcycle rider in Florida was killed on Sunday when he was struck by lightning while driving on Interstate 95. The Daytona Beach News-Journal reported that the motorcyclist from Charlotte, North Carolina suffered the fatal crash after lightning struck his helmet.
Florida Highway Patrol Capt. Kim Montes told reporters that a Virginia State Police trooper had happened to see the accident while on vacation. He told law enforcement that he saw a bolt of lightning strike the man's helmet a second before the deadly crash.
The 45-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene at 2:11 p.m. on Sunday. His name has not been released to the public. Montes confirmed there were scorch marks left on the helmet which indicated it had been hit by lightning.
A Florida Highway Patrol spokesperson is cited as describing the helmet as shattered.
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TOPICS: Health/Medicine; Society; Sports; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: floridaman; rip; zot; zotted
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To: Red Badger
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posted on
06/10/2019 10:55:24 AM PDT
by
dead
(Our next president is going to be sooooo boring.)
To: Red Badger
Florida Man really gets around.
To: Dr. Sivana
A few inches of wet rubber are not going to stop a gigavolt electric discharge that made it through a few miles of atmosphere.
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posted on
06/10/2019 10:56:23 AM PDT
by
NorthMountain
(... the right of the peopIe to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
To: bk1000
True! Look at the source!
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posted on
06/10/2019 10:59:26 AM PDT
by
gr8eman
(Ex-Flyer fan!)
To: Red Badger
Wow! I guess when your number is up... it’s UP!
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posted on
06/10/2019 11:02:05 AM PDT
by
TheDog
(Tagline wanted)
To: bk1000
He was from NC..................
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posted on
06/10/2019 11:02:42 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(We are headed for a Civil War. It won't be nice like the last one....................)
To: Dr. Sivana
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posted on
06/10/2019 11:03:03 AM PDT
by
Puppage
(You may disagree with what I have to say, but I shall defend to your death my right to says)
To: cuban leaf
Florida Man really gets around.Is this the last we will hear from him?
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posted on
06/10/2019 11:06:23 AM PDT
by
BlackbirdSST
(Is it time Claire?)
To: dead
Looks like the scene from “Back to the Future”..where, taking a break from the playing at the prom, the band gets out of the car..
Lol!!
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posted on
06/10/2019 11:13:41 AM PDT
by
SGCOS
To: NorthMountain
BINGO!
You Got
That
RIGHT!
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posted on
06/10/2019 11:13:51 AM PDT
by
Fiddlstix
(Warning! This Is A Subliminal Tagline! Read it at your own risk!(Presented by TagLines R US))
To: Red Badger
Florida Man forgot his tinfoil outfit.
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posted on
06/10/2019 11:13:54 AM PDT
by
seawolf101
(Member LES DEPLORABLES)
To: Red Badger
And doesn’t lightning move from the ground up?
To: Chauncey Gardiner
Depends on you point of view..................
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posted on
06/10/2019 11:17:53 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(We are headed for a Civil War. It won't be nice like the last one....................)
To: BlackbirdSST
Normally I’d say yes, considering the outcome. But I suspect the opposite is true.
To: Red Badger
Lee Corso’s rental car was hit at Virginia Tech before a game leading to the infamous quote “I don’t know what a Hokie is but God is one of them”.
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posted on
06/10/2019 11:27:16 AM PDT
by
AppyPappy
(How many fingers am I holding up, Winston?)
To: Red Badger
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posted on
06/10/2019 11:29:32 AM PDT
by
b4its2late
(A Liberal is a person who will give away everything he doesn't own.)
To: b4its2late
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posted on
06/10/2019 11:34:50 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(We are headed for a Civil War. It won't be nice like the last one....................)
To: ssaftler
Only in Florida...! LMAO. Well, lighting and rain are much more intense in Florida than in most other states, and I'm not laughing.
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posted on
06/10/2019 11:42:32 AM PDT
by
libertylover
(Democrats hated Lincoln too.)
To: V_TWIN
Florida is the lightning capital of the United States I should have been more clear in my initial comment. It just seems that all of the oddball, Darwin Award nominated occurrences seem to happen in Florida. This one just seemed to follow the pattern.
I know all about lightning and Florida. As my late brother, who lived around Broward County referred to them, "Florida Flicker and Flash" were good at recovering from power outages, since they had lots of practice.
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posted on
06/10/2019 11:51:45 AM PDT
by
ssaftler
(The opinions expressed here have not been peer reviewed, fact checked or focus group tested.)
To: Red Badger
Dang! I just came in from riding my Gold Wing only to see this story.
Glad I wasn't wearing a helmet!
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posted on
06/10/2019 12:07:56 PM PDT
by
Aevery_Freeman
(The Elite: Too stupid to know when to quit stealing!)
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