High Winds Cause Golden Arches to Fall, Crush Chevy Trailblazer in Arizona

Window Rock, AZ (AHN) - Golden arches at a McDonald's restaurant near Tucson fell on a parked car, crushing the Chevy Trailblazer and seriously injuring the couple inside.

High winds gusting to 60 miles per hour are being blamed for tearing the sign from its poles and sending it flying down onto the car.

Carolyn Janke, 68 and her husband Russell Janke, 70, a retired engineer, from Naperville, IL were heading back home from their winter home near Tucson when the accident happened. Carolyn was unconscious and had to be cut from the car. She was hospitalized in intensive care with spinal column and sternum fractures while Russell suffered a blow to the head that required 70 stitches.

Authorities are conducting an investigation into how the giant sign became loose.

From AHN