Staff Sgt. Eugene Villines is still at University of Colorado Hospital five days after the active Colorado Army National Guard solider literally crashed and burned on I-25 after being struck by lightning. “If he wasn’t wearing his protective gear or his helmet, I don’t think he would be alive,” said Dr. Gordon Lindberg, medical director of the Burn Center at UCH. Recently Villines got a nice surprise: a new Scorpion helmet, presented to him by Michael Gibbons of Fay Myers Motorcycle World and Scorpion Helmets.
Greeley man struck by lightning overwhelmed by support
Eugene Villines gets a new Scorpion helmet to replace the one that likely saved his life
Aug. 24, 2015