| 6/17/2010 10:41:00 AM | Email this article • Print this article | Lightning-struck motorcyclist dies in Denver hospital
Sue Price - Mail Staff Writer
William John Carr, the motorcyclist struck by lightning on U.S. 285 in Chaffee County Saturday during a heavy thunderstorm, died of his injuries Tuesday evening at St. Anthony Central Hospital in Denver.
Channel 9 News of Denver reported earlier he was on life-support after the accident and was an organ donor.
Carr, a firefighter from Pompano Beach, Fla., was riding with three friends about 4 p.m. Saturday when he received the direct lightning strike, knocking him and his motorcycle off the west side of the road into the ditch.
He received fractures to his face and head and numerous electrical burns.
Witness Dirk Peratt of the Rock Doc at Centerville saw the incident and was first on the scene.
He said Wednesday that despite extensive injuries, Carr had a "peaceful look on his face." Carr's friends later thanked Peratt for caring for the victim until emergency personnel arrived.
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Posted: Thursday, June 17, 2010
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Linda Houle
I am so sorry for his family and friends loss. He sounds like he was an amazing man, our thoughts and prayers are with all his family and friends that were with him.
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