Florida motorcyclist died from electrocution and burns in lightning strike

Published June 12, 2019 7:03pm ET



Results of an autopsy released Wednesday confirmed that the man who was struck by lightning while driving his motorcycle in Florida died from electrocution.

The Florida Highway Patrol tweeted out a photo out Sunday showing the burnt and shredded helmet of the motorcyclist later identified as 45-year-old Benjamin Lee. The autopsy results conducted on the man found burns on his body and singed hair from his head to his thighs, according to the Palm Beach Post. He was driving on Interstate 95 in Volusia County when he was killed.

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