Signs can kill

[Billct2]

This is why people get a little heated sometimes about doing things right...(of course it could be the fault of the property owner for not maintaining the sign)
Sign Blown by Wind Strikes, Kills Man in Hunting Park | NBC 10 Philadelphia

 

[Billct2]

Looks like this is the one that fell

 

[Billct2]

Holy cr*p, they're coming down left and right, man I hope I don't get any calls tomorrow morning....
Philadelphia Mural Falls Off Building, Onto Parked Cars | NBC 10 Philadelphia

 

[Vinyldog]

Some parts of Florida overhead signs have to be soft.

 

[MikePro]

turns out man wasn't hit by the sign at all. (linked article)
sign fell at 6:30am, & man was an employee cleaning up the damage who had a heart attack at around noon.

craigslist sign company install, for sure.
regardless, looks like that awfully heavy pan sign face was studded/bolted to a brick fascia with only 4 angles/brackets. pummel it with wind/rain/ice/sun & repeat, you may as well be installing it on a pile of dirt.

 

[MikePro]

also, reading up on the mural collapse, it sounds like it was printed on a banner/mesh-type of material and attached to the side of the building. ...which must have been mostly plywood.
prints start catching heavy gusts of wind & ripped the wall panels right out of their studs.