Garrett Beck is a Fort Worth-based electrician. But nothing from his experience prepared him for what happened last week. “I wish it was on a lottery ticket and not getting struck by lightning.'
A North Texas electrician says he heard a loud boom, saw sparks and then his truck broke down when it was struck by lightning last week.The incident was caught on dash camera footage by another driver.Garrett Beck is a Fort Worth -based electrician. But nothing from his experience prepared him for what happened."I was just looking around in my mirrors trying to figure out what I got hit by before it came out of the sky," he recalled.Last week, stormy weather hit North Texas.
While on their lunch break, Beck saw the dashcam video posted by Cody Currens on social media, capturing the moment the lightning touched the truck. The lightning bolt left a handful of dents on the ladder rack. "Right here is a pretty good one. And then on the other corner," said Beck. "All the little ones that have little block ring soot around them."MORE WEATHER NEWSThe truck eventually broke down on the side of the interstate. It remains out of commission.
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