Around six o'clock Tuesday evening the sky opened up over Henrietta.  A woman named Julie was driving on 390 South near the Rush exit.  "The storm was getting worse as I was heading into it and the sky kept getting blacker. I was getting more and more afraid and then I actually said out loud to myself what are the chances I'm going to be hit by lightning," said Julie.

And then it happened.  Julie's worst nightmare came true.  "Instantly there was this huge blinding light, deafening explosion and my car was just dead."

Amazingly Julie was able to get off the highway.  "I have slow motion memories of just trying to pull my car off  the expressway because everything went dead in my car," said Julie.

The theory is the lightning struck this radio antenna at the front of the car then traveled through the roof.  It then blew out the back window and exited through this medal emblem.

The car is in the shop at Genesee Valley Ford in Avon.  This is the first time they've done work on a car struck by lighting.  "Vehicles are very safe.  It's the safest place to be in a lighting storm because the electricity has to get to the ground and with the rubber tires it insulates you,"

said Rob Wooden, Genesee Valley Ford Service Manager.

Responders can't believe Julie made it out without a scratch.  "She had the piece of mind to stay calm and pull off the roadway," said Rob Anderson, Rush Assistant Fire Chief.

"You still have to be a skilled driver and be able to react to the unknown and I guess you can add lighting to the unknown you have to be prepared to react to," said Jon Faugh, New York State Trooper.

Julie has a good sense of humor about her date with lightning.  "I felt I brought this on myself by saying what are the chances I get struck by lightning," said Julie.

But its anyone's guess how she'll react next time it storms.  Julie bought the car,. A 2008 Ford Edge, in December.  It was practically brand new.  Luckily the sun roof and its shade were closed tight.