The driver caught a dangerous natural element on camera: Calm driving and suddenly a flash of thunder and the car was fried! – Topky.sk

archival video However, the important thing is that the driver in front of the mentioned woman was not a stranger to her. It was about her husband Edward Whalen. Michaelle May Wwalen, who was traveling on a Florida highway, captured the entire moment on video. This lightning damaged the vehicle and the deputy sheriff’s vehicle traveling next to it. LUCKY STRIKE ⚡ A woman recorded the moment a vehicle was struck by lightning in Tampa Bay, Florida. Michaelle May… Posted by ABC7 on Thursday, July 7, 2022 Car fried, but people inside safe Hillsborough County Deputy Kristen Miceli was driving next to Whalen’s pickup truck when it was struck by lightning. “The car was fried. As I was driving down the road, all the lights on the dash came on and my power steering went out. My car shut off and I was just kind of coasting,” Miceli told WFLA-TV. “It was pretty wild. When it was over, my son said we have to see if we have superpowers in a few days,” Brian Whalen said. However, it is not for nothing that the principle of the so-called The Faraday cage (even if in this case imperfect, editor’s note) and the fact that the inside of a car is the safest place for a person even during a storm. That is, in the event that lightning strikes the vehicle, the subsequent discharge has no way to penetrate into the car’s cabin. It can only be reached after its metal structure and bodywork. The car is also grounded with rubber tires, although in this case it is not a full guarantee that the car will be safe.