Posted on 01/20/2023 5:26:44 AM PST by Red Badger
ELIZABETHTOWN, Ky. (WAVE/Gray News) - Authorities in Kentucky say a woman has died and two others injured after a restaurant sign fell on their car.
According to the Elizabethtown Police Department, a Denny’s restaurant sign hit a car that was occupied by three people in a parking lot Thursday afternoon.
Witnesses told WAVE that the wind appeared to knock the sign from its post before it struck the vehicle.
Authorities said three adults were inside the car when the sign fell, including a 72-year-old woman. She was taken to the hospital but later died.
“I’ve never seen anything like this,” Elizabethtown police spokesperson Chris Denham said. “It’s certainly very windy, and I’m certain that was a factor and involved in this.”
According to police, all of the occupants of the car needed to be extracted from the vehicle by first responders and taken to the hospital.
Authorities did not immediately release the condition of the other two victims or identify the woman killed in the incident.
Elizabethtown police said their investigation remains ongoing.
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Always park in the far reaches of the lot, the walk will do you good.
Yes, you will walk home, because your car will be stolen...................
“Lord, give me a sign!”
I posted a couple of stories recently about cars getting hit by rockfalls in Yosemite. If they cars had been a fraction of a second faster or slower, they would have been fine.
When it’s your time, it’s your time. But what a rotten way to go at 72. I’m 71 and now have one more thing to worry about.
When it’s your time, it’s your time...
My guess is the old lady was in the back seat. That would not have been survivable.
Trump’s fault.
Our pastor lost a son and 2 grandchildren in a freak accident on I10. A truck hydro planed, went across the median and hit them head-on. A second earlier and they would have been fine.
Mac n Cheese Nibblers are Here ... on the sign in the background
My guess is the wind load + metal fatigue were the cause of the accident.
Or rust.....................
Look at the base of the sign in the pic, rusted................
Look at this and look at plate on base of sign.
Never seen double decker signs like this.
https://s.hdnux.com/photos/01/31/14/76/23383951/3/1200x0.jpg
I’ve heard that Denny’s is bad for your health.
Notice the White Castle sign is still standing. Where will you go now?
Love their Grand Slam!..........................uh, wait a sec....................
Krystal.........................
I think this puts double decker sign pole in perspective.
Thats part of the metal fatigue.
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