Oklahoma Highway Patrol Officer Nearly Hit by Lightning During Stop

An Oklahoma Highway Patrol officer suffered a close call with mother nature on July 2, when a bolt of lightning struck a roadway where he was helping a driver.

This footage, posted on the patrol’s official Facebook account, shows the incident, as captured by a camera onboard the officer’s cruiser. According to a short statement, the trooper had pulled over to “assist with some equipment that had fallen off a trailer,” when the bolt hit the highway. Credit: Oklahoma Highway Patrol via Storyful