Trucker Dad Killed in First Fatal Lightning Strike of the Year in Wisconsin
A trucker named Peter Garamone, 41, from Pennsylvania, was killed by a lightning strike in Pewaukee, Wisconsin. This incident marks the first recorded lightning fatality of the year. Garamone was struck while walking to his vehicle outside a Kwik Trip gas station. Despite managing to call 911, he was later pronounced dead at a hospital. Witnesses reported hearing an exceptionally loud thunderbolt, and evidence at the scene was consistent with a lightning strike. Garamone leaves behind his wife, Lisa, and son, Peter Jr. His death comes shortly after his father, Jim, completed cancer treatment.