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On January 19, 2023, at approximately 1:30 pm, an auto accident occurred when a Denny’s restaurant sign fell on a vehicle in a parking spot next to the restaurant in Elizabethtown, Kentucky. The police determined that wind played a role in the falling of the large sign. Three people were in the vehicle and two of them died from their injuries.

According to authorities, the driver who allegedly caused the collision, Jeremiah Johnson, 25, ran a stop sign and hit another vehicle. That vehicle rolled several times, and its driver was rushed to the hospital.

Most people associate car accidents with broken bones and brain injuries, but the emotional trauma of a serious collision can be just as devastating as the physical wounds. Post-traumatic stress disorder can be debilitating, and car wrecks are the leading cause of PTSD in the United States.

In the state of Kentucky, a conviction for hit and run comes with severe criminal penalties. Despite the consequences, though, hit and run accidents are alarmingly common.