3 adults injured after sign crushes car in KY Denny’s parking lot

ELIZABETHTOWN, Ky. — A beloved grandmother from Kentucky is useless after a freak accident in Elizabethtown on Thursday afternoon. 

72-year-old Lillian Mae Curtis, her husband Lloyd Eugene Curtis Sr. and their daughter Mary Graham have been headed again from choosing up Lloyd at UofL Hospital. He just lately had coronary heart surgical procedure and was on hospice, given three months to reside.

Then, out of nowhere, tragedy struck. 

Officials mentioned a large Denny’s sign fell on their car, crushing it, in the restaurant’s parking lot. Upon arrival, Hardin EMS, Elizabethtown Fire Department and Elizabethtown Police Department discovered them contained in the car and so they needed to be extracted by the fireplace division. 

Lillian was rushed to UofL Hospital the place she later died of her accidents. Her household mentioned the neurosurgeon mentioned she had “catastrophic head injury” and was “inoperable.” She was in the again seat on the time of the accident.

“The doctors said that it was absolutely instantaneous and that there was no way her body could have felt any pain,” Lillian and Lloyd’s granddaughter and Graham’s daughter Mary Howard mentioned.

Graham has 5 damaged ribs and a concussion. She is at the moment being handled at UofL Hospital whereas Lloyd is again inpatient at Jewish Hospital. 

The household mentioned the officer on scene mentioned it is an previous sign and that it was lacking a bolt and rusted. The National Weather Service (NWS) mentioned winds in Elizabethtown have been gusting as much as 40 miles per hour, presumably increased, on the time of the accident.

Howard mentioned her mom ought to be launched from the hospital quickly. Once that occurs, she mentioned they’re going straight to her grandfather’s beside at Jewish. 

The household mentioned they’re much less involved for his or her accidents, however the trauma they witnessed. 

“It’s definitely not something you can truly wrap your mind around,” Howard mentioned. “I don’t know that the shock has worn off — or the fact that we’re going to go home and life is going to continue without her.”

Howard mentioned the household is leaning on their religion.

“Following her lead, and loving God and loving people,” she mentioned. 

Family members name Lillian a girl stuffed with compassion with a spitfire persona.

“She’d hurt your feelings and then she’d compliment you,” Howard mentioned. “She wouldn’t care to kick you in the hind and then give you a pep talk afterwards. She was one of a kind.”

Lillian’s granddaughters say they need everybody to know she liked the Lord and her household. She was married to Lloyd for greater than 50 years and the couple had greater than a dozen great-grandchildren.

A Denny’s spokesperson issued an official assertion on Friday morning studying:

“Denny’s is aware of the incident that took place at our Elizabethtown location on Thursday. Safety is our top priority, and we are working with the authorities to better understand what led to this situation. Our thoughts are with all of those involved.”

If you’d prefer to assist the household by means of this tough time, Graham began a GoFundMe. 

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