FOR THE SECOND TIME THIS YEAR, A MOTORCYCLIST HAS BEEN STRUCK AND KILLED BY LIGHTNING IN NEW MEXICO. 37 YEAR OLD JUAN TRUJILLO DIED SATURDAY ON HIGHWAY 64 IN RIO ARRIBA COUNTY.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGIST TODD SHOEMAKE SAYS LIGHTNING IS ALWAYS A POTENTIAL DANGER DURING MONSOON SEASON. HE SAYS THERE MAY BE INSTANCES WHERE PEOPLE SURVIVE A STRIKE, BUT THEY HAVE HEALTH ISSUES THAT LINGER THROUGHOUT THEIR LIVES.
THE OTHER LIGHTNING FATALITY OCCURRED NEAR RUIDOSO IN MAY. NATIONALLY, SHOEMAKE SAYS THERE HAVE BEEN MORE THAN 20 LIGHTNING-RELATED FATALITIES THIS YEAR.
