Mount Pleasant Police Department posted a video of a lightning bolt striking a power line, which closed part of Highway 17 for about two hours on Aug. 11.

A lightning strike was captured on an officer’s dashcam Monday as thunderstorms moved through the Mount Pleasant area.

A dramatic lightning strike in South Carolina was captured on video by an officer’s dashcam. The Mount Pleasant Police Department cruiser and other motorists driving on Highway 17 caught a glimpse of what looked like a scene from an action movie on Monday when the lightning bolt struck a utility pole,