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Lightning strikes car on I-64 with Newport News woman inside

By: Foster Meyerson

Posted at 12:11 PM, Apr 16, 2024

and last updated 2024-04-16 12:43:32-04

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — A Newport News woman told News 3 that she was driving on I-64 when her car was struck by lightning.

“The glass broke & shattered over me but just a few more inches over it would’ve been me that got hit," she said.

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The woman was luckily not injured in the strike.

“It sounded like a popcorn bag in the microwave that had popped open,” she added.

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