Lightning strike leaves 7-foot gouge in Florida highway after hitting vehicle
The pavement was left damaged after the lightning strike. (CNN)A man driving on a Florida highway was left uninjured after lightning struck his vehicle Monday morning, according to officials.
The lightning strike damaged the compact SUV the 48-year-old was driving and left a 7-foot-long, 4-inch-wide gouge in the pavement, according to Florida Highway Patrol (FHP). The man, who police didn t name, was driving on Interstate 75 in Broward County when the strike occurred, during a heavy rainstorm, FHP said.
CNN affiliate WPLG identified the driver as Ernesto Delhonte and spoke to him at the scene of the accident.
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