Samaras also usuallydrove a three-quarter ton truck with a reinforced lining, Grubb said, but had a smaller truck last week because he was on a three-week research trip focused mostly on lightning.
Ricky Engel, a 16-year-old from Grosse Pointe, wasn't so lucky when he was playing a round of golf at a local country club, and drove his cart under a tree, usually a hot spot for the flies.