Woman lucky to be alive after tree harpoons her car
Kaitlin Hagadone is counting her lucky stars. On July 1 the Columbia Falls woman was driving home alone from work down Half Moon Road when lightning struck a big larch alongside the road. (Chris Peterson photo)
Kaitlin Hagadone is counting her lucky stars.
On July 1 the Columbia Falls woman was driving home alone from work down Half Moon Road when lightning struck a big larch alongside the road.
“I watched the lightning strike the tree and watched it explode,” she said. Instinctively she swerved her 2006 Saturn Ion into the other lane.
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