Lightning strike narrowly misses police cruiser in Mississippi - video

Sensational dashcam footage captures a streak of lightning splitting the morning sky

Still of lightning strike in Mississippi

A police officer in Gautier, Mississippi was left startled after the near-miss of a terrifying lightning strike.

Sgt. Mark Rodriguez was driving down the Interstate 10 Freeway when his dash cam captured a single bolt of lightning that broke the hazy morning sky in a scene that looks more drone strike than stormy weather.

The officer later returned to the spot where the lightning struck to survey the damage and found scorched concrete.