A homeless woman died after a garbage truck's hydraulic claw allegedly grabbed and crushed her during what city officials described as a 'routine clear-up' in Kentucky, with her family now accusing sanitation workers and Louisville Metro officials of 'gross negligence' in a wrongful death lawsuit.
Tyrah Adams, 35, died on February 12 after a Louisville Metro refuse lorry was clearing an alley in the city. According to the lawsuit filed by her family, Adams was picked up by the truck's hydraulic trash claw, squeezed, and then dropped back into the alley with severe injuries. Her relatives claim city workers failed to follow proper safety procedures despite allegedly knowing that homeless individuals regularly occupied alleyways and debris piles targeted during clean-up operations.
